Definition of "clachan" []

• A small village containing a church. (noun)

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• "The clamour was deafening at the lower end of the "clachan," where most of the show folk congregated."
• "To date, aside from a number of 'clachan' size clusters, only two new Irish speaking geographical communities have come about, the Shaw's Road Gaeltacht and the Gaeltacht in Ráth Cairn, Co. Meath."
• "“I hae forgotten my spleuchan — Lachlan, gang down to the clachan, and bring me up a pennyworth of twist.”"