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Aghaweenagh
Aghaweenagh (Irish derived place name, either Achadh an Bhuí Eanaigh meaning 'The Field of the Yellow Bog' or Achadh Mhuimhneach meaning 'The Field of the Munstermen'.) is a townland in the civil parish of Kildallan, barony of Tullyhunco, County Cavan, Ireland. Geography Aghaweenagh is bounded on the west by Clontygrigny townland, on the east by Berrymount and Killygreagh townlands, on the south by Ardlougher townland and on the north by Fartrin and Mullynagolman townlands. Its chief geographical features are Togher Lough, Greenville Lough, the Rag River, small streams, forestry plantations, a dug well and spring wells. Aghaweenagh is traversed by minor public roads and rural lanes. The townland covers 375 acres, including 16 acres of water. Until the 18th century the townland of Callaghs formed a sub-division of Aghaweenagh. History A 1587 petition spell the name as ''Aghewehan''. The 1609 Plantation of Ulster Baronial map depicts the townland as split into two parts ''Tey ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Killygreagh
Killygreagh (Irish derived place name, Coill an Ghréich meaning 'The Wood of the Bog'.) is a townland in the civil parish of Kildallan, barony of Tullyhunco, County Cavan, Ireland. Geography Killygreagh is bounded on the east by Breandrum, Tullyhunco, Carn, Tullyhunco and Kildallan townlands, on the west by Aghaweenagh and Ardlougher townlands and on the north by Berrymount townland. Its chief geographical features are the Rag River, small streams, quarries and forestry plantations. Killygreagh is traversed by minor public roads and rural lanes. The townland covers 166 acres. History From medieval times up to the early 1600s, the land belonged to the McKiernan Clan. The 1609 Plantation of Ulster Map depicts the townland as ''Keilnagraghan''. A grant of 1610 spells the name as ''Kilnegreighan''. A lease of 1611 spells the name as ''Kilnegrahan''. In the Plantation of Ulster King James VI and I by grant dated 27 June 1610, granted the Manor of Keylagh, which included one poll ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mullynagolman
Mullynagolman is a townland in the Parish of Tomregan, Barony of Loughtee Lower, County Cavan, Ireland. Etymology The townland name is an anglicisation of the Gaelic placename ''Mullach na gColmán'' which means 'Summit of the Pigeons'. The oldest surviving mention of the name is in the will of John Armstrong dated 1757 where it is spelled ''Mullinagollinan''. The will of Alexander Faris dated 1766 spells it as ''Mullinagolinan.'' The 1790 Cavan Carvaghs list spells the name as ''Mullagh''. Ambrose Leet's 1814 Directory spells the name as ''Mullinagorman''. Geography It is bounded on the north by Cloncollow and Carrigan townlands, on the east by Aghavoher and Clifton, County Cavan townlands, on the south by Berrymount and Aghaweenagh townlands and on the west by Fartrin townland. Its chief geographical features are Togher Lough, the Rag River and a drumlin hill reaching to above sea-level. Mullynagolman is traversed by Slievebrickan Lane and Ardlougher Lane. The townland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kildallan
Kildallan civil parish is situated in the Barony of Tullyhunco, County Cavan, Ireland. Etymology The name of the parish derives from Kildallan townland which is an Anglicisation of the Gaelic ''Cill Dalláin'' meaning the 'Church of Dallán Forgaill'. The earliest surviving reference to the name is for the year 1475 in the 'Calendar of Papal Registers Relating To Great Britain and Ireland: Volume 13, 1471-1484', where it is spelled ''Kylldallan''. Another mention is in the Life of Saint Máedóc of Ferns complied 1536, where it is spelled as ''Cill Dalláin''. Townlands The townlands of Kildallan civil parish are Aghabane; Aghaweenagh; Aghnacreevy; Ardlougher; Bellaheady or Rossbressal; Bocade Glebe; Breandrum; Callaghs; Carn; Claragh; Claraghpottle Glebe; Cloncose; Clonkeen; Clontygrigny; Clooneen; Coolnashinny or Croaghan; Coragh; Cormeen; Cornaclea or Tawlagh; Cornacrum; Cornahaia; Cornasker; Derrinlester; Disert; Doogary; Dring; Drumbagh; Drumbinnis; Dr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Callaghs
Callaghs (Irish derived place name, either Calaí meaning 'The River Meadows' or Cealldrach meaning 'An Old Burial Place'.) is a townland in the civil parish of Kildallan, barony of Tullyhunco, County Cavan, Ireland. The locals pronounce the name as- ''The Callas''. Geography Callaghs is bounded on the east by Clontygrigny and Mullaghmore, Tullyhunco townlands, on the west by Coologe and Kiltynaskellan townlands and on the north by Killarah townland. Its chief geographical features are the Shannon-Erne Waterway, Dumb Lough, small streams, quarries, sandpits, dug wells and forestry plantations. Callaghs is traversed by minor public roads and rural lanes. The townland covers 336 acres, including 2 acres of water. History From medieval times up to the early 1600s, the land belonged to the McKiernan Clan. Until the 18th century Callaghs formed part of Aghaweenagh townland and its history is the same until then. From the 18th century, Callaghs formed part of the Thornton estate o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clontygrigny
Clontygrigny (Irish derived place name, either Cluainte Gruigne meaning 'The Lawns of the Inhospitable People' or Cluainte Uí Ghrignigh meaning 'Grigney’s Meadows'.) is a townland in the civil parish of Kildallan, barony of Tullyhunco, County Cavan, Ireland. Geography Clontygrigny is bounded on the west by Callaghs and Killarah townlands, on the east by Aghaweenagh, Ardlougher and Dring townland, on the south by Cornacrum and Mullaghmore, Tullyhunco townlands and on the north by Fartrin townland. Its chief geographical features are Greenville Lough, Clonty Lough, the Rag River, small streams, forestry plantations, dug wells and a quarry. Clontygrigny is traversed by minor public roads and rural lanes. The townland covers 378 acres, including 29 acres of water. History The Ulster Plantation Baronial map of 1609 depicts the name as ''Clontigrny''. The Ulster Plantation grants of 1611 spell the townland name as ''Clontegerrin''. A 1615 lease spells the name as ''Clontegrigeni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berrymount
Berrymount is a townland in the Parish of Tomregan, Barony of Loughtee Lower, County Cavan, Ireland. Etymology The townland name means 'The Hill of James Berry', who took a lease of the land in 1753 and erected a mansion there. The earliest recorded mention of the townland name is in the will of James Berry of Berrymount dated 1793.http://www.cavanlibrary.ie/file/Local-Studies/Archives/small%20private%20collections.pdf The older Irish name of the townland was ''Guberishan'' which was an anglicisation of the Gaelic placename ''Gub ar Ros-in'', which means 'Headland or Point of the Little Wood'. A marriage settlement dated 15 September 1762 is witnessed by ''James Barry of Goberrushing'' and ''Elizabeth Berry of Goberushin''. Geography It is bounded on the north by Mullynagolman and Clifton townlands, on the east & south by Breandrum, Tullyhunco and Killygreagh townlands and on the west by Aghaweenagh townland. Its chief geographical features area drumlin hill reaching to 200 f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ardlougher
Ardlougher () is a townland in the civil parish of Kildallan, barony of Tullyhunco, County Cavan, Ireland. Geography Ardlougher is bounded on the west by Clontygrigny townland, on the east by Kildallan townland, on the south by Dring townland and on the north by Aghaweenagh and Killygreagh townlands. Its chief geographical features are the Rag River, small streams, forestry plantations and dug wells. Ardlougher is traversed by minor public roads and rural lanes. The townland covers 141 acres. History The Ulster Plantation Baronial map of 1609 depicts the name as ''Ardlogher''. The Ulster Plantation grants of 1611 spell the townland name as ''Ardloagher''. A 1615 lease spells the name as ''Ardlogher''. A 1629 inquisition spells the name as ''Ardlogher''. A 1631 grant spells the name as ''Ardlogher''. The 1641 Depositions spell the name as ''Ardloher''. The 1652 Commonwealth Survey spells the townland as ''Ardlogher''. The locals currently pronounce the name ''Ard-Low-Her''. F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fartrin
Fartrin is a townland in the Parish of Tomregan, Barony of Loughtee Lower, County Cavan, Ireland. Etymology The townland name is an anglicisation of the Gaelic placename ''Far Druim'' which means 'The Outer or External Hill or Ridge". Alternative meanings which have been suggested are ''Fert-in'' meaning "The Small Tumulus" or 'The Grave Point or Portion'. The earliest surviving mention of the townland name is in the Cavan Poll Book of 1761, which spells it as ''Fartrin''. Leets Directory of 1814 spells it as ''Fartren'' and an 1830 sketch map spells it as ''Farterum''. Geography It is bounded on the north by Slievebrickan townland, on the east by Cloncollow and Mullynagolman townlands, on the south by Aghaweenagh and Clontygrigny townlands and on the west by Killarah and Agharaskilly townlands. Its chief geographical features are Togher Lough on its eastern boundary and several small drumlin hills reaching to above sea-level. Fartrin is traversed by the Killeshandra road ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles I Of England
Charles I (19 November 1600 – 30 January 1649) was King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 27 March 1625 until Execution of Charles I, his execution in 1649. He was born into the House of Stuart as the second son of King James VI of Scotland, but after his father inherited the English throne in 1603, he moved to England, where he spent much of the rest of his life. He became heir apparent to the kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland in 1612 upon the death of his elder brother, Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales. An unsuccessful and unpopular attempt to marry him to the Spanish Habsburg princess Maria Anna of Spain, Maria Anna culminated in an eight-month visit to Spain in 1623 that demonstrated the futility of the marriage negotiation. Two years later, he married the House of Bourbon, Bourbon princess Henrietta Maria of France. After his 1625 succession, Charles quarrelled with the Parliament of England, English Parliament, which sought to curb his royal prerogati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Bedell
The Rt. Rev. William Bedell, D.D. ( ga, Uilliam Beidil; 15717 February 1642), was an Anglican churchman who served as Lord Bishop of Kilmore, as well as Provost of Trinity College Dublin. Early life He was born at Black Notley in Essex, and educated at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, where he was a pupil of William Perkins. He became a fellow of Emmanuel in 1593, and took orders. In 1607 he was appointed chaplain to Sir Henry Wotton, then English ambassador at Venice, where he remained for four years, acquiring a great reputation as a scholar and theologian. He translated the ''Book of Common Prayer'' into Italian, and was on terms of close friendship with the reformer, Paolo Sarpi. He wrote a series of sermons with Fulgenzio Micanzio, Sarpi's disciple. In 1616 he was appointed to the rectory of Horningsheath (near Bury St Edmunds, where he had previously worked), which he held for twelve years. Ireland In 1627, he became Provost of Trinity College Dublin, despite having no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick Sheridan, Cloyne
Dr. Patrick Sheridan (c. 1638 – 22 November 1682) was the Church of Ireland Bishop of Cloyne between 1679 and 1682. Early years Sheridan was born at Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Ireland, the son of Reverend Dennis Sheridan, rector of Killesher parish, County Fermanagh. His brothers included William Sheridan (Bishop of Kilmore and Ardagh) and Sir Thomas Sheridan (politician), Chief Secretary of State for Ireland (1687–1688). His primary school teachers were Sheridan, Bedloe and Wilson. Trinity College, Dublin On 15 May 1652 at the age of 14, Sheridan entered Trinity College, Dublin and later graduated from there as a Master of Arts."Alumni Dublinenses : a register of the students, graduates, professors and provosts of Trinity College in the University of Dublin (1593–1860)" George Dames Burtchaell/Thomas Ulick Sadleir Supplement p749: Dublin, Alex Thom and Co, 1935 In 1660 he became a Fellow of the College, on 20 November 1665 a Senior Fellow, in 1666 a Vice-Provost an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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