placenamesClonshagh
Cluain Seach
Clonshagh’s earlier rural landscape survives in historic mapping and in the house and conservatory on Clonshaugh Road.
The name
These Irish name elements are associated with this record in the Logainm glossary.
An element’s translation is a clue, rather than a complete explanation of the name. Its form and meaning depend on local history and the full Irish name.
Recorded forms
- Cluain Seach · Irish · main form · validated name
- Clonshagh · English · main form
Place & story
Clonsilogh on the map
An archaeological assessment for the Greater Dublin Drainage scheme identifies Clonsilogh on John Rocque’s 1760 map as Clonshagh. It appears as several houses beside a road, south of Stockhole. The assessment distinguishes this settlement from Bellcamp House and its landscaped grounds to the east. [2]
Woodlands House
Woodlands House on Clonshaugh Road was built around 1735 for the Reverend John Jackson, Vicar of Santry. The architectural inventory describes a red-brick house over a raised basement, with a roof lantern and prominent chimneystacks. Its classical entrance surround is a later addition to the earlier building. [3]
The estate conservatory
A separate conservatory beside Woodlands dates to about 1880. Timber framing rests on a brick base, while cast iron supplies both structural and decorative details. The architectural survey records surviving elements of its heating system, evidence of the practical technology behind the estate’s ornamental planting. [4]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Clonshagh. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Clonshagh, County Dublin: Archaeological Assessment, Appendix A16.10 · Irish Archaeological Consultancy Ltd; published in planning case documentation
- Woodlands House, record 50130211 · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Woodlands House conservatory, record 50130212 · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- St Francis Church, Priorswood, Clonshaugh, Dublin illustration: based on a St. Francis Church, Priorswood, Clonshaugh, Co Dublin. by Colm O hAonghusa. AI-assisted watercolour and ink adaptation; cream paper margins added, incidental clutter omitted and fine details simplified. Licence: CC BY-SA 2.0.
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2021-06-22. How this page was prepared.