placenamesKnockcloghrim
Cnoc Clochdhroma
An onion-domed windmill and St Conlus Church are distinctive landmarks in Knockcloghrim, also locally written Knockloughrim.
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
- Cnoc Clochdhroma · Irish · main form · validated name
- Knockcloghrim · English · main form
Place & story
A new chapter for the windmill
Knockloughrim Windmill is recognisable by its onion-shaped dome. The Architectural Heritage Fund records that its sails were destroyed in the 1890s and that the building subsequently served different community uses. In June 2025 the fund awarded Cabra Community Development Association a grant to investigate restoration for community use. The award supported consultation, feasibility assessment and governance planning; it was a step towards deciding the building’s future rather than an announcement of completed restoration. [2]
St Conlus on Hillhead Road
The parish’s own account dates St Conlus Church to 1801. Standing on Hillhead Road within Knockloughrim village, it serves Termoneeny parish and forms part of the joint parish organisation with Desertmartin. [3]
Geographic information
- Place type
- Population centre
- County
- Derry
- Barony
- Loughinsholin
- Civil parish
- Termoneeny
- Within
- Cabragh
- Within
- Derganagh
- Within
- Lurganagoose
- Coordinates
- 54.81288, -6.61550 (approximate)
- Logainm ID
- 129761 ↗
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Knockcloghrim. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Architectural Heritage Fund Announces Six New Village Catalyst Grants, 12 June 2025 · Architectural Heritage Fund
- Our Churches: St Conlus, Knockloughrim · Parishes of Desertmartin and Termoneeny
- Knockloughrim Windmill at Knockcloghrim, as photographed in 2007 illustration: based on a Knockloughrim Windmill by Linda Bailey. 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 2010-04-19. How this page was prepared.