Clontead Beg

Clontead Beg (from Irish Cluain Téide Bheag)^[1] is a townland within the civil parish of Magourney and Catholic parish of Aghabullogue, County Cork, Ireland. It is approximately 229 acres in size, and east of Coachford village.^[2]

Clontead Beg
Townland
Irish transcription(s)
• Derivation:	Cluain Téide Bheag
Clontead Beg Clontead Beg shown within Ireland
Coordinates: 51°54′37″N 8°46′30″W
Country	Ireland
County	County Cork
Barony	Muskerry East
Civil parish	Magourney
Settlements	Coachford
Government
• Council	Cork County Council
• Ward	Blarney-Macroom EA
Area
• Total	92.71 ha (229.08 acres)
Irish grid reference	W466733

In the Down Survey (Muskery Map, 1656-8), it is referred to as 'Clonete Beg',^[3] but does not appear as a 'denomination' on the Down Survey parish map, nor is it mentioned in the accompanying terrier.

The Ordnance Survey name book (c. 1840) describes the western end of the townland as forming the village of Coachford and the eastern end the 'Derreen Demesne'. Variations of the placename include 'Clontade', 'Clontead', 'Clontadebeg' and 'Clontade Beg'. A suggested Irish version is Cluain Téide Beg, with 'Cluain Téide' interpreted as 'plain or lawn of the green [hill]'. O'Murchú (1991) gives an Irish version of Cluain Téide, suggesting 'Téide' as meaning a plateau, or a plain on a hill; essentially 'plain of the flat-topped hill'.^[4] The Placenames Database of Ireland gives the townland an Irish name of Cluain Téide Bheag, with 'Cluain' meaning 'meadow' or 'pasture'.^[1]

Townland population[5] Year Pop. 1841 129 [6] 1851 57 [6] 1861 114 [6] 1871 90 [6] 1881 54 [6] 1891 24 [7] 1901 38 [7] 1911 61 [7]

Earlier versions of townland name Year Form 1656-8 Clonete Beg (Down Survey) 1811 Clunnteady (Bath's Grand Jury map)[8] 1840 Clontade/Clontead/Clontadebeg/Clontade Beg (OS name book) 1842 Clontead Beg (1842 surveyed OS map)

See also

• Clontead More