The Cloonchas is the area of Cloonbonnive and Gortaganny in West Roscommon where most townlands begin with 'Cloon', eg. Cloonfower, Clooncan. From the Irish for meadows, 'Cluainte'.
An ass wipe or a bo...x. May be from sir hammer greenwood who burnt cork city.
Used by the miners and the people of Castlecomer in North kilkenny to describe certain types of characteristics of a person.