Cloontaghmore

Cloontaghmore or Cloontamore (Irish: Cluainte Móra, meaning 'big pastures')^[1] is a townland in the south of County Longford, in Ireland. It is located on the R398 regional road. The townland is in the electoral division of Mountdavis and has an area of approximately 2.3 square kilometres (0.89 sq mi).^[2] As of the 2011 census, Cloontamore townland had a population of 30 people.^[3] The local national (primary) school, Cloontagh National School, had an enrollment of 15 pupils in 2024.^[4] The Record of Monuments and Places for County Longford records a ringfort, a fulacht fiadh and a number of trackway (togher) sites in the townland.^[5]

References

1. "Cluainte Móra / Cloontamore". logainm.ie. Irish Placenames Commission. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
2. "Cloontamore Townland, Co. Longford". townlands.ie. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
3. "CD162 - Longford Population by Private Households, Occupied and Vacancy Rate". Central Statistics Office. Retrieved 9 January 2025. Population [..] Townlands [..] 2011 [..] Cloontamore, Mountdavis, Co. Longford: 30
4. "Directory Page - Cloontagh Mixed N S". gov.ie. Department of Education. 19 September 2024. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
5. Record of Monuments and Places - County Longford (PDF). National Monuments and Historic Properties Service. 1996. Retrieved 9 January 2024. LF018-071---- [Ringfort] LF018-085---- [Fulacht fia] LF018-08401- [Togher]

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