Cloghran, Coolock
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Cloghran () is a
civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, w ...
in the ancient
barony Barony may refer to: * Barony, the peerage, office of, or territory held by a baron * Barony, the title and land held in fealty by a feudal baron * Barony (county division), a type of administrative or geographical division in parts of the British ...
of Coolock in
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. It consists of eight
townland A townland (; Ulster-Scots: ''toonlann'') is a traditional small land division used in Ireland and in the Western Isles of Scotland, typically covering . The townland system is of medieval Gaelic origin, predating the Norman invasion, and mo ...
s: Baskin,Baskin townland
/ref> Cloghran,Cloghran townland
/ref> Clonshagh, Corballis, Middletown, Springhill,Springhill townland
/ref> Stockhole, Toberbunny.Cloghran civil parish
/ref> According to Lewis' 1837 survey, Much of the land in the parish lies between
Dublin Airport Dublin Airport () is an international airport serving Dublin, Ireland. It is operated by DAA (formerly Dublin Airport Authority). The airport is located in Collinstown, north of Dublin, and south of the town of Swords. In 2024, over 34 ...
to the west and the M1 motorway to the east; little, if any, of it, lies within the modern suburb of
Coolock Coolock () is a large suburban area, centred on a village, on Dublin city's Northside in Ireland. Coolock is crossed by the Santry River, a prominent feature in the middle of the district, with a linear park and ponds. The Coolock suburban a ...
.


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From the Placename Database of Ireland {{Dublin-geo-stub