Clonmoyle East is a townland within both the civil parish and catholic parish of Aghabullogue, County Cork, Ireland. It is 756.05 acres in size, situate east of Aghabullogue village, and north of Coachford village.
It is referred to as 'Clonmoile' in the Down Survey (Muskerry) map, and 'Clonmolye' with arable and course pasture land in the Down Survey (Parishes of Ahabollog and Aghinagh) map, with the terrier naming the proprietor as an Irish papist, Cormack MacCallaghan Carthy of the 'denomination of Clonmoyle', consisting of three ploughlands and c. 1521 acres considered 'entirely profitable'. The present combined acreage of Clonmoyle East with the adjoining townland of Clonmoyle West is c. 1530 acres.
The Ordnance Survey name book (c. 1840) gives the Irish language version of Cluain Maoile to the townland, or 'meadow of the hornless cow'. It was said to be the property of Rev. J.L. Pyne and Molly Davis, and excellent ground, mainly cultivated, with some bog and furze running through it. O'Donoghue (1986) holds the Irish version to be Cluain Mhaoil, meaning 'bare or bleak watershed', or possibly Cluain Maothaile meaning 'soft or spongy watershed'. O'Murchú (1991) holds the correct version to be Cluain Mhaol meaning 'the bare meadow'. The Placenames Database of Ireland gives an Irish name of Cluain Maol Thoir to the townland, with cluain meaning 'meadow' or 'pasture', and maol meaning 'bare' or 'flat-topped hillock', .
+ Townland populationYearPop. 1841 325 1851 262 1861 213 1871 159 1881 224 1891 146 1901 148 1911 144
+ Earlier versions of townland name Year Form 1656-8 Clonmoile/Clonmolye/Clonmoyle (Down Survey) 1811 Clonmoyle (Bath's Grand Jury map) 1837 Clonmoyle (Lewis) 1840 Clonmoyle (OS name book)
Sites of interest Clonmoyle House Clonmoyle Mill Colthurst's Bridge Cottage House, Clonmoyle Leader's Aqueduct Luskin's Bridge
References Histpop; Area, population and number of houses, Vol. II, Ireland, 1881, page 256 HistPop; Area, houses, and population, Munster, Ireland, 1911 Page 93
External links 1841 surveyed OS map (maps.osi.ie) 1901 surveyed OS map (maps.osi.ie) acrheritage.info