Townland

Clooniff

Cluain Duibh

Clooniff is a townland in Galway. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.

Recorded locationClooniff53.32550° N · 9.12790° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ieOpen in OpenStreetMap ↗

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 Duibh · Irish · main form · validated name
  • Clooniff · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type
Townland
County
Galway
Barony
Moycullen
Civil parish
Moycullen
Coordinates
53.32550, -9.12790
Mapped area
4.57 km²
Logainm ID
18776 ↗

People & family history

Census figures refer to the matched historical census area for each year. Boundaries and spellings can change over time.

1901 census

153People recorded
26Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • Thornton 18
  • Donohoe 14
  • Faherty 13
  • Hurney 13
  • Mulkerins 12
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1911 census

130People recorded
26Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • Tierney 11
  • Burke 8
  • Thornton 8
  • Faherty 7
  • Morriss 7
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1926 census

125People recorded
25Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • Donohoe 18
  • Hanley 13
  • Hurney 12
  • Moloney 9
  • Faherty 8
Explore the 1926 records ↗

Sources & further reading

  1. Logainm.ie — Clooniff. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
  2. Boundary geometry retains its source attribution and licence in the downloadable geographic record. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.