Cluain Cathail

Clontaff, whose Irish name Cluain Cathail translates as Meadow of Cathail, is situated in County Cork. The place name follows the common Irish pattern of combining 'cluain' (meadow) with a personal name, suggesting a settlement associated with an individual named Cathail. Cork townlands of this type typically developed as agricultural communities during the medieval and early modern periods. Su...