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Coiste Logainmneacha an Chláir (Clare Placenames Committee)
The Clare Placenames Committee was set up to advise and monitor the selection
of suitable names for developments in the county. The group is representative
of various cultural and historical bodies in the County and work in conjunction
with Council officers. The groups represented include Clare Historical
Society, Clare County Council, Conradh na Gaeilge, An Clár as Gaeilge,
Ennis Town Council, Kilrush Civic Offices and Cairdeas Logainmneacha na
Sionna.
Within the Townlands of County Clare
A townland is the smallest geographical unit in Ireland with over 60,000
such units recorded. According to the maps of the Ordnance Survey, there
are
2176 townlands in Clare, each providing a rich resource of placenames
information.
In 2008, funding was secured from Clare County Council and the Heritage
Council, under the Clare Heritage Plan to establish a structure for the
recording of Clare Placenames information that is to be found within the
townlands of County Clare.
The development of the Clare Placenames Project has seen several townland
studies currently being conducted by volunteers across the county. Comprehensive
research has been conducted into existing studies and information collected
to date can be viewed on
http://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/coclare/places/clare_townland_fieldname_survey.htm
Changing Names - The Dynamic World of Irish Placenames and Their
Meanings was the title given to the first Placenames Conference
held in County Clare. The papers address the origins, durability and evolution
of Clare placenames, and the importance of their collection and preservation.
There are a number of Placenames projects in operation across the country.
For anyone interested in further research, Coiste Logainmneacha an Chláir
recommend the following links.
• Clare Library Placenames Page
• Oifig Gaeilge an Chláir
• Cork and Kerry Placenames
• Placenames Commission of Ireland
• Galway Placenames
• Limerick Placenames
• An Post
• Welsh Placenames
• Scottish Placenames
• Ulster Placenames
• http://www.ucc.ie/locus/
Further information and publication
http://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/coclare/heritage/pdfs/clare_placenames.pdf
Contact: Emer Ní Fhlaitheartaigh, Runaí,
Coiste Logainmneacha an Chláir
Telephone: (065) 6846512
Email: gaeilge@clarecoco.ie
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