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A clachan (clochán, or clachan,; clachan,; claghan) is a small settlement or hamlet in Ireland, the Isle of Man and Scotland. [1]

34 relations: Argyll and Bute, Bloak, Clachan of Campsie, Clochán, Cloghan, County Donegal, Cloghan, County Offaly, Cloghane, Cloghanmore, County Antrim, County Kerry, Donegal, Drummore, Galloway, Galway, Giant's Causeway, Glendaruel, Great Famine (Ireland), Hamlet (place), Hessilhead, Highland Clearances, Homograph, Homophone, Ireland, Isle of Man, Loch Brown, Menlo, County Galway, Perthshire, Politics of the Highland council area, Royal Irish Academy, Rundale, Scotland, Stirling, Ulster University, Village.

Argyll and Bute

Argyll and Bute (Earra-Ghàidheal agus Bòd) is both one of 32 unitary authority council areas and a lieutenancy area in Scotland.

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Bloak

Bloak was a hamlet or clachan in East Ayrshire, Parish of Stewarton, Scotland.

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Clachan of Campsie

Clachan of Campsie or Campsie Glen (Clachan Chamais) is a settlement now in the East Dunbartonshire area of Scotland.

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Clochán

A clochán is a dry-stone hut with a corbelled roof, commonly associated with the south-western Irish seaboard.

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Cloghan, County Donegal

Cloghan is a village located in the rural centre of County Donegal, Ireland, on the R252 regional road northwest of the “Twin Towns” of Ballybofey and Stranorlar.

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Cloghan, County Offaly

Cloghan is a town in County Offaly, Ireland, located at the intersection of the N62 National secondary road and the R356 and R357 regional roads.

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Cloghane

An Clochán (anglicized as Cloghane; from clochán, a local type of dry-stone hut) is a village and townland on the Dingle Peninsula of County Kerry, Ireland, at the foot of Mount Brandon.

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Cloghanmore

Cloghanmore is a megalithic chamber tomb of the court tomb (or court cairn) type located about 8 km east from Carrick in Malin More, Glencolmcille, in County Donegal, Ireland.

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County Antrim

County Antrim (named after the town of Antrim)) is one of six counties that form Northern Ireland. Adjoined to the north-east shore of Lough Neagh, the county covers an area of and has a population of about 618,000. County Antrim has a population density of 203 people per square kilometre or 526 people per square mile. It is also one of the thirty-two traditional counties of Ireland, as well as part of the historic province of Ulster. The Glens of Antrim offer isolated rugged landscapes, the Giant's Causeway is a unique landscape and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Bushmills produces whiskey, and Portrush is a popular seaside resort and night-life area. The majority of Belfast, the capital city of Northern Ireland, is in County Antrim, with the remainder being in County Down. It is currently one of only two counties of Ireland to have a majority of the population from a Protestant background, according to the 2001 census. The other is County Down to the south.

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County Kerry

County Kerry (Contae Chiarraí) is a county in Ireland.

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Donegal

Donegal or Donegal Town is a town in County Donegal in Ulster, Ireland.

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Drummore

Not to be confused with Drummuir, north east Scotland Drummore (from Gaelic An Druim Mòr meaning "the great ridge") is a village at the southern end of the Rhins of Galloway in Wigtownshire, Scotland: it has two satellite clachans, called Kirkmaiden and Damnaglaur.

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Galloway

Galloway (Gallovidia) is a region in southwestern Scotland comprising the historic counties of Wigtownshire and Kirkcudbrightshire.

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Galway

Galway (Gaillimh) is a city in the West of Ireland, in the province of Connacht.

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Giant's Causeway

The Giant's Causeway is an area of about 40,000 interlocking basalt columns, the result of an ancient volcanic fissure eruption.

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Glendaruel

Glendaruel; is a glen in the Cowal peninsula in Argyll and Bute, Scotland.

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Great Famine (Ireland)

The Great Famine (an Gorta Mór) or the Great Hunger was a period of mass starvation, disease, and emigration in Ireland between 1845 and 1849.

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Hamlet (place)

A hamlet is a small human settlement.

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Hessilhead

Hessilhead is in Beith, North Ayrshire, Scotland.

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Highland Clearances

The Highland Clearances (Fuadaichean nan Gàidheal, the "eviction of the Gaels") were the evictions of a significant number of tenants in the Scottish Highlands mostly during the 18th and 19th centuries.

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Homograph

A homograph (from the ὁμός, homós, "same" and γράφω, gráphō, "write") is a word that shares the same written form as another word but has a different meaning.

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Homophone

A homophone is a word that is pronounced the same (to varying extent) as another word but differs in meaning.

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Ireland

Ireland (Éire; Ulster-Scots: Airlann) is an island in the North Atlantic.

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Isle of Man

The Isle of Man (Ellan Vannin), also known simply as Mann (Mannin), is a self-governing British Crown dependency in the Irish Sea between the islands of Great Britain and Ireland.

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Loch Brown

Loch Brown, also known in Scots as Loch Broun, Broon or Broom, was situated in a kettle hole in the mid-Ayrshire clayland near Crosshands.

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Menlo, County Galway

Menlo (meaning "small lake") is a village and townland in one of the Gaeltacht areas of County Galway, Ireland.

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Perthshire

Perthshire (Siorrachd Pheairt), officially the County of Perth, is a historic county and registration county in central Scotland.

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Politics of the Highland council area

The politics of the Highland council area in Scotland are evident in the deliberations and decisions of the Highland Council, in elections to the council, and in elections to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (Westminster) and the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood).

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Royal Irish Academy

The Royal Irish Academy (RIA) (Acadamh Ríoga na hÉireann), based in Dublin, is an all-Ireland independent academic body that promotes study and excellence in the sciences, and humanities and social sciences.

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Rundale

The rundale system (apparently from to run and dale, valley, originally something separated off, cf. deal) was a form of occupation of land in Ireland, somewhat resembling the English common field system.

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Scotland

Scotland (Alba) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and covers the northern third of the island of Great Britain.

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Stirling

Stirling (Stirlin; Sruighlea) is a city in central Scotland.

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Ulster University

Ulster University (Ollscoil Uladh, Ulster Scots: Ulstèr Universitie or Ulstèr Varsitie), officially the University of Ulster, is a multi-campus public university located in Northern Ireland.

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Village

A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town, with a population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clachan

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