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Legavreagra
Legavreagra (Irish derived place name, ''Lag na bhFreagra'', meaning 'The Hollow of the Echoes') is a townland in the civil parish of Kinawley, barony of Tullyhaw, County Cavan, Ireland. Geography Legavreagra is bounded on the west by Aghakinnigh townland and on the east by Aghnacally, Carrowmore, County Cavan and Mullanacre Upper townlands. It forms part of the Slieve Rushen Bog Natural Heritage Area. Its chief geographical features are Slieve Rushen mountain on whose north-western slope it lies, reaching a height of 1,279 feet; Pollnagollum cave (Irish derived place name Poll na gColmán, meaning 'The Hole of the Pigeons') which is a pot hole with a floor 70 feet deep; Tory Cave (Irish derived place name Tóraí, meaning 'The Cave of the Outlaws') which is a muddy bedding-plane associated with the Lughnasadh celebrations.; Loughan Macmartin mountain lake; Taylor's Lough (The 1938 Dúchas folklore collection states- ''In the townland of Legavegra is a small lake called Taylor's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aghnacally
Aghnacally (Irish derived place name, either ''Achadh na Caillí'', meaning 'The Field of the Hag’ or ''Ucht na Caillí'', meaning 'The Hill of the Hag’ or ''Ucht na Choillidh'', meaning 'The Hill of the Wood’) is a townland in the civil parish of Kinawley, barony of Tullyhaw, County Cavan, Ireland. A sub-division is called ''Carricknabrock'' (Irish derived place name, ''Carraig na Broic'', meaning 'The Rock of the Badgers’). Another sub-division is called ''The Spinks''. The 1938 Dúchas folklore collection states- ''The 'Spinks', in the townland of Aughnakelly in a hollow between Northern and Southern Ireland, is supposed to contain deposits of coal''. Geography Aghnacally is bounded on the north by Gorgesh townland in County Fermanagh, on the south by Carrowmore, County Cavan and Legavreagra townlands, on the west by Aghakinnigh and Drumersee townlands and on the east by Aghyoule, County Fermanagh and Tonymore townlands. It forms part of the Slieve Rushen Bog Natu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aghakinnigh
Aghakinnigh (Irish derived place name, ''Achadh an Chinn Eich'', meaning 'The Field of the Horse’s Head') is a townland in the civil parish of Kinawley, barony of Tullyhaw, County Cavan, Ireland. A sub-division is called ''Mullach Bán'' (Irish place name, meaning 'The White Summit'). The 1938 Dúchas folklore collection states- ''Mullac ban- A name given to a hill in Aughakinnagh, Swanlinbar. It is locally supposed there is a white sand stone quarry under it''. Geography Aghakinnigh is bounded on the north by Drumersee townland, on the south by Cullion (Kinawley) townland, on the west by Drumbar (Kinawley) and Newtown (Kinawley) townlands and on the east by Aghnacally, Legavreagra and Mullanacre Upper townlands. It forms part of the Slieve Rushen Bog Natural Heritage Area. Its chief geographical features are Slieve Rushen mountain on whose north-western slope it lies, reaching a height of 1,280 feet; mountain streams; waterfalls; forestry plantations; spring wells and du ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kinawley
Kinawley or Kinawly () is a small village, townland (of 187 acres) and civil parish straddling County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland and County Cavan, Republic of Ireland. The village and townland are both in the civil parish of Kinawley (founded by Natalis of Ulster) in the historic barony of Clanawley, while other areas of the parish are in the baronies of Knockninny in County Fermanagh and Tullyhaw in County Cavan. In th2011 Censusit had a population of 141 people. Kinawley has been twinned with the German Village of Ammerndorf a municipality in the district of Fürth within Bavaria in Germany since 2008 following the county of Fermanagh's "Green and Green alike" campaign assigning each village and town land with a similar counterpart to follow the example of an environmentally friendly living manner. Tullyhaw The part of Kinawley lying in the barony of Tullyhaw comprises the following townlands: Aghaboy (Kinawley); Aghakinnigh; Aghnacally; Altbrean; Alteen; Binkeeragh; ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carrowmore, County Cavan
Carrowmore, County Cavan is a townland in the Parish of Tomregan, Barony of Tullyhaw, County Cavan, Ireland. Etymology The townland name is an anglicisation of the Gaelic placename ''Ceathrú Mhór'' which means 'The Great Quarter'. It derives its name from the large size of the townland which in medieval times comprised a quarter of the ballybethagh of Calvagh, as it originally consisted of the present-day townlands of Carrowmore, Mullanacre Lower, Mullanacre Upper and Moher, a total of 2,066 statute acres. The oldest surviving mention of the name is on the 1609 Ulster Plantation Baronial map of Tullyhaw, where it is spelled ''Arrowmore''. A 1610 grant spells the name as ''Kearowmore''. A 1612 pardon spells it as ''Cearowmore''. A 1630 Inquisition spells it as ''Carraghmore''. The 1652 Commonwealth Survey spells the name as ''Karowmoreoghtragh''. The 1659 Down Survey map spells it as ''Carrowmore''. The 1663 Hearth Money Rolls spell it as ''Caramore'' and ''Upper Caramont'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mullanacre Upper
Mullanacre Upper is a townland in the Parish of Tomregan, Barony of Tullyhaw, County Cavan, Ireland. Etymology The townland name is an anglicisation of the Gaelic placename "Mullagh an Acre" which means ‘The Acre of the Summit’. In the 17th century it formed part of Carrowmore, County Cavan townland. Geography It is bounded on the north by Legavreagra townland, on the east by Carrowmore, County Cavan townland, on the south by Mullanacre Lower townland and on the west by Clontycarnaghan, Corneen, Gortnavreeghan, Brackley, Templeport, Mullaghlea, Finaghoo, Cullion (Kinawley), Sralahan and Aghakinnigh townlands. Its chief geographical features are Loughan Macmartin mountain lake, Miles’ Lough mountain lake, the Crooked River (Ireland), forestry plantations and Slieve Rushen mountain, on whose southern slope it lies, reaching an altitude of above sea-level. It forms part of the Slieve Rushen Bog Natural Heritage Area. The townland is traversed by minor lanes. The townlan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slieve Rushen
Slieve Rushen is a mountain which straddles the border between County Cavan in the Republic of Ireland and County Fermanagh in Northern Ireland. It is also called Slieve Russell or Ligavegra (Also Legavagra, Ligavagra). It has an elevation of 404 metres above sea-level. OS 1/50k Mapsheet: 27A & 26. Grid Ref: H234 226. The mountain is made up of grey limestone with a cap of sandstone and shales and is extensively quarried by local companies. The surface is mostly covered with peat, conifer forests and grazing fields. The mountain contains several caves and swallow-holes including Pollnagollum (Slieve Rushen) and Tory Hole which are a popular destination for potholers, both situate in Legavreagra townland. It forms part of the Slieve Rushen Bog Natural Heritage Are A recent addition to the mountain is the Slieve Rushen Wind Farm for generating electricity. Etymology The name Slieve Rushen derives from the Gaelic ' ''Sliabh Ros-in'' ' which means "''The Mountain of the Little W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Townland
A townland ( ga, baile fearainn; Ulster-Scots: ''toonlann'') is a small geographical division of land, historically and currently used in Ireland and in the Western Isles in Scotland, typically covering . The townland system is of Gaelic origin, pre-dating the Norman invasion, and most have names of Irish origin. However, some townland names and boundaries come from Norman manors, plantation divisions, or later creations of the Ordnance Survey.Connolly, S. J., ''The Oxford Companion to Irish History, page 577. Oxford University Press, 2002. ''Maxwell, Ian, ''How to Trace Your Irish Ancestors'', page 16. howtobooks, 2009. The total number of inhabited townlands in Ireland was 60,679 in 1911. The total number recognised by the Irish Place Names database as of 2014 was 61,098, including uninhabited townlands, mainly small islands. Background In Ireland a townland is generally the smallest administrative division of land, though a few large townlands are further divided into ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Civil Parishes In Ireland
Civil parishes () are units of territory in the island of Ireland that have their origins in old Gaelic territorial divisions. They were adopted by the Anglo-Norman Lordship of Ireland and then by the Elizabethan Kingdom of Ireland, and were formalised as land divisions at the time of the Plantations of Ireland. They no longer correspond to the boundaries of Roman Catholic or Church of Ireland parishes, which are generally larger. Their use as administrative units was gradually replaced by Poor Law Divisions in the 19th century, although they were not formally abolished. Today they are still sometimes used for legal purposes, such as to locate property in deeds of property registered between 1833 and 1946. Origins The Irish parish was based on the Gaelic territorial unit called a '' túath'' or '' Trícha cét''. Following the Norman invasion of Ireland, the Anglo-Norman barons retained the ''tuath'', later renamed a parish or manor, as a unit of taxation. The civil parish wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tullyhaw
Tullyhaw ( ga, Teallach Eathach) (which means 'The Territory of Eochaidh', an ancestor of the McGoverns, who lived ) is a Barony in County Cavan in the Republic of Ireland. The area has been in constant occupation since pre-4000 BC. Located in the northwest of the county, it has been referred to as Cavan's panhandle. In 1579, East Breifne, then part of Connacht, was made a shire. The shire was named County Cavan ( ga, An Cabhán) after Cavan, the area's main town. The administration remained in the control of the local Irish dynasty and subject to the Brehon and Canon Law. In 1584, Sir John Perrot formed the shire into a county in Ulster. It was subdivided into seven baronies: *two of which were assigned to Sir John O'Reilly and *three to other members of the family; *two remaining, possessed by the septs of **McKiernan Clan and **McGovern (a.k.a. ''Magauran'') The last one, Tullyhaw, encompassed the mountains bordering on O'Rourke's country, and was left subject to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County Cavan
County Cavan ( ; gle, Contae an Chabháin) is a county in Ireland. It is in the province of Ulster and is part of the Border Region. It is named after the town of Cavan and is based on the historic Gaelic territory of East Breffny (''Bréifne''). Cavan County Council is the local authority for the county, which had a population of 76,176 at the 2016 census. Geography Cavan borders six counties: Leitrim to the west, Fermanagh and Monaghan to the north, Meath to the south-east, Longford to the south-west and Westmeath to the south. Cavan shares a border with County Fermanagh in Northern Ireland. Cavan is the 19th largest of the 32 counties in area and the 25th largest by population. The county is part of the Northern and Western Region, a NUTS II area, and in that region, is part of the Border strategic planning area, a NUTS III entity. The county is characterised by drumlin countryside dotted with many lakes and hills. The north-western area of the county is sparse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Republic Of Ireland
Ireland ( ga, Éire ), also known as the Republic of Ireland (), is a country in north-western Europe consisting of 26 of the 32 Counties of Ireland, counties of the island of Ireland. The capital and largest city is Dublin, on the eastern side of the island. Around 2.1 million of the country's population of 5.13 million people resides in the Greater Dublin Area. The sovereign state shares its only land border with Northern Ireland, which is Countries of the United Kingdom, part of the United Kingdom. It is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, with the Celtic Sea to the south, St George's Channel to the south-east, and the Irish Sea to the east. It is a Unitary state, unitary, parliamentary republic. The legislature, the , consists of a lower house, ; an upper house, ; and an elected President of Ireland, President () who serves as the largely ceremonial head of state, but with some important powers and duties. The head of government is the (Prime Minister, liter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
