placenamesCloonloogh
Cluain Lua
Cloonloogh, also known as Cloonloo, is a rural community in Killaraght parish whose recent history includes sustained local development work.
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 Lua · Irish · main form · validated name
- Cloonloogh · English · main form
- Cloonloo · English · main form · local name
Place & story
The community centre
Cloonloo Development 2000 was formed in 1999 after the earlier development association disbanded. Its own account records improvements to Cloonloo Hall, including glazing, central heating and a new kitchen. The group also helped fund an electronic church bell and built a children’s playground. These projects place the church and hall at the centre of local community activity. [2]
Recording the surrounding landscape
The group’s heritage work extended into neighbouring townlands. At Templeronan cemetery in Cuppanagh it erected a history plaque and a guide to marked graves, and built a stone arch for the millennium. At Derryknockeran it developed the Wynnes View lookout. These are projects of the wider Cloonloo community, with the cemetery and viewpoint outside the village itself. [2]
Geographic information
- Place type
- Population centre
- County
- Sligo
- Barony
- Coolavin
- Civil parish
- Killaraght
- Coordinates
- 53.96659, -8.39621 (approximate)
- Logainm ID
- 1414439 ↗
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Cloonloogh. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- About Us · Cloonloo Development 2000
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.