The crane, black metal structure on the right, is a horizontally swinging arm by a fireplace used for
suspending pots over the fire. Look close to see the arm. The trees in the background make it a bit
difficult to see. Note kettles hanging from arm.
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Griffith's Valuation
The following is from the web site - Ask About Ireland, www.askabout ireland.ie.
"Ordnance Survey Name Books & Letters published between 1824 & 1842 as part of the first complete mapping survey of Ireland. This project is “under construction” according
The Ordnance Survey Office was established in 1824 to undertake a townland survey of Ireland and map the entire country. The surveyors who understood this task were also charged with the task of examining individual place-names details and variants to determine a suitable spelling for each name which did not already have a standardized English form and with recording this information in a series of volumes known as Name Books.
Other details were also recorded, such as local monuments, building of note, archaeological objects etc. making them a very interesting and useful addition to local information,
Volumes of Letters comprising the correspondence between the field researchers and the Ordnance Survey office were also published and provide further details of interest concerning the history of places countrywide."
Tne description of Cloonaleedin, from the Names Books, has been scanned and posted on the site -
This Townland belongs to a Mr. W. Handy, who resides in Birr, Kings CO., Agent Mr P McLaughlin, Crossmolina. It is held by tenants at will at £1. p.(per) acre. Soil a gravelly clay, the genrl. produce oats, flax & potatoes. There are but 3 farmers living here apparently comfortable. Houses stone. Nothing remarkable to be noticed. Contains 56 a.(acres) 2 r.(rood) 28 p.(perch) including about 25 a.(acres) of bog.
Years passed between the Names Books survey, the mapping, and publication of Griffith's Valuattion. At the time of publication Cloonaleedin's owner was John Orme and the occupiers were Martin WALSH, Mary NEARY, and Martin TWOHILL
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Townlands adjacent to Cloonaleedin are Cloonconway-north, Cloonskirtaun-north, Kilogunra-east, Knockaunderry-east, Lecarrowanteean-west, Rathoma-south
