Clooney (locally [ˌkloːni] and [ˌkloni], from Irish An Chluanaidh, meaning 'the meadow'[2]) is a townland lying within the civil parish of Kilcronaghan, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland.

[3] The townland was part of Tobermore electoral ward of the former Magherafelt District Council, however in 1926 it was part of Tobermore district electoral division as part of the Maghera division of Magherafelt Rural District.

[3] John O'Donovan, who worked on the Ordnance Survey if the early 19th century, recommended that the townland of Clooney be spelt as "Cloan", however his suggestion was scored out in the Ordnance Survey Name Books and replaced with "Cloney", which was based on the apparent usage of the time.

[2] The townland appears to have been originally known along the lines of Ballynecloney (from Irish Baile na Cluana, meaning 'townland of the meadow'), with variations of this spelling used in various sources from 1609 until 1657.

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