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Mucklagh
Mucklagh 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 ''Muclach'' which means 'A place where pigs feed'. The oldest surviving mention of the name is in the 1609 Ulster Plantation Baronial map where it is spelled ''Mucklogh'', with a sub-division named ''Skeagh'' (which is Gaelic for "The Whitethorn Bush"). A 1610 grant spells the names as ''Mocklagh'' and ''Skeagh''. A 1630 Inquisition spells the names as ''Mucklagh'' and ''Skeagh''. In the 1652 Commonwealth Survey it is spelled ''Mucklagh''. The 1659 Down Survey map spells it as ''Skeagh & Muckelagh''. The 1663 Hearth Money Rolls spell it as ''Muckla''. A 1666 grant spells the names as ''Skeagh and Mucklagh''. William Petty's 1685 map spells it as ''Skeagh and Muckela''. The 1790 Cavan Carvaghs list spells the name as ''Mucklagh and Skeagh''. Ambrose Leet's 1814 Directory spells the name as ''Mucklagh''. Geography I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rakeelan
Rakeelan is a townland in the Parish of Tomregan, Barony of Tullyhaw, County Cavan, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Etymology The townland name is an anglicisation of the Gaelic placename "Rath Caolain" which is usually given as 'Keelan’s Fort' but a more likely explanation is ''Rath Caolán'', meaning 'The Fort of the Little Narrow Place', as the townland is squeezed between the Shannon–Erne Waterway on the east side and Slieve Rushen on the west side. The oldest surviving mention of the name is in the 1609 Ulster Plantation Baronial map where it is spelled ''Rakellan''. A 1610 grant spells it as ''Rathkeylane''. A 1630 Inquisition spells it as ''Rathkillan''. The 1652 Commonwealth Survey spells the name as ''Rakeelane''. The 1663 Hearth Money Rolls spell it as ''Rakelane''. A 1666 grant spells it as ''Rathkylan''. The 1790 Cavan Carvaghs list spells the name as ''Rakillan''. Geography It is bounded on the north by Gortawee townland, on the east by Annagh, County Cavan, Annag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doon (Tomregan)
The townland of Doon () in the civil parish of Tomregan is in the electoral district of Ballyconnell. It is also situated in the barony of Tullyhaw. Geography Doon is bounded on the north by Mucklagh and Rakeelan townlands, on the east by Annagh townland, on the south by Derryginny townland and on the west by Gortoorlan townland. Its chief geographical features are the Shannon-Erne Waterway, mountain streams and some drumlin hills reaching an altitude of above sea-level. The major part of Ballyconnell town is situated in Doon and the townland is traversed by the N87 road (Ireland), the R205 road (Ireland), the L1063 road, Church Street, Main Street, Bridge Street, Preaching House Lane, Mucklagh Lane and the Border Road. The townland covers 125 statute acres, including of water. Etymology The 1609 Ulster Plantation Baronial map spells the name as ''Doone'' and a sub-division as ''Tennegh''. A 1610 grant spells it as ''Downe'' and ''Eannagh''. A 1630 Inquisition spells it a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ballyconnell
Ballyconnell () is a town in County Cavan, Ireland. It is situated on the N87 national secondary road at the junction of four townlands: Annagh, Cullyleenan, Doon (Tomregan) and Derryginny in the parish of Tomregan, Barony of Tullyhaw. Ballyconnell won the Irish Tidy Towns Competition in 1971 and was also the winner in 1975. According to the 2016 Census, the population of the town was then 1,105 persons, an increase of 4% on the previous 2011 census. Name The earliest surviving mention of the name Ballyconnell is an entry in the ''Annals of the Four Masters'' for the year 1323 A.D., which states "''Rory Mac Mahon, son of the Lord of Oriel, Melaghlin O'Seagannain, and Mac Muldoon, were slain by Cathal O'Rourke at Bel-atha-Chonaill''". Before being named Ballyconnell it was named ''Maigen'' which means 'The Little Plain' with the local ford called which means 'Ford of the Miners'. It was also named Gwyllymsbrook between 1660 and 1702 by its then owner, Thomas Gwyllym. Ballyc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aughrim, County Cavan
Aughrim 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 ''Each Druim'' which means 'Horse Hill'. The oldest surviving mention of the name is in the Fiants of Queen Elizabeth I (No. 4813) dated 19 January 1586 where it is spelled ''Augherym''. The 1609 Ulster Plantation map spells the name as ''Aghrim''. The 1652 Commonwealth Survey spells it as ''Aghrom''. The 1659 Down Survey map spells it as ''Agharim''. The 1663 Hearth Money Rolls spell it as ''Aghrym''. William Petty's 1685 map spells it as ''Agharin''. The 1790 Cavan Carvaghs list spells the name as ''Aghrim''. Ambrose Leet's 1814 Directory spells the name as ''Aharim''. Geography It is bounded on the north and east by the international border with Fermanagh and Northern Ireland, on the south by Gortawee & Mucklagh townlands and on the west by Snugborough townland. Its chief geographical features are swallow holes, l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tomregan
Tomregan ( ga, Tuaim Dreagain, ) is a civil parish in the ancient barony of Tullyhaw. The parish straddles the international border between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. The largest population centre in the parish is Ballyconnell, County Cavan. The total area of the civil parish is 10,600 statute acres. Most of Tomregan's constituent townlands are situated in County Cavan while the remainder lie in County Fermanagh. In the Catholic Church, the ecclesiastical parish of Tomregan was split in the early 18th century, with the County Fermanagh townlands being assigned to the parish of Knockninny while the County Cavan townlands were united with the parish of Kildallan. The townlands The Fermanagh townlands in Tomregan civil parish are- Aghindisert, Carickaleese, Cloncoohy, Derrintony, Derryart, Garvary, Gortahurk, Gortaree, Gortineddan, Gortmullan, Knockadoois, Knockateggal, Tonymore and Ummera. The Cavan townlands in Tomregan civil parish are- Agharaskilly, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snugborough
Snugborough is a townland in the Parish of Tomregan, Barony of Tullyhaw, County Cavan, Ireland. Etymology The townland originally formed two divisions, the older Irish names of which were ''Kealloge'' and ''Knockan''. ''Kealloge'' was an Anglicisation of the Gaelic placename 'Coill Óg', which means ''The New or Little Wood'' and it is depicted with this name on the 1609 Ulster Plantation Baronial map. ''Knockan'' was an Anglicisation of the Gaelic placename 'Cnocan', which means ''A little hill''. ''Keiloge'' formed part of the Manor of Calva which was granted to Walter Talbot in 1610 as part of the Plantation of Ulster. A 1630 Inquisition spells it as ''Killog''. The 1652 Commonwealth Survey spells the names as ''Keelogg'' and ''Knockan''. The 1659 Down Survey map spells it as ''Killoyne'' (Irish ''Coill Abhainn'', which means 'The Wood of the River'). The 1663 Hearth Money Rolls spell it as ''Knockane'' and ''Killogge''. A 1666 grant spells it as ''Killogey alias Killoyne ali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gortoorlan
Gortoorlan 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 "Gort Urlainn" which means 'The Field of the Spear-Shaft'. An alternative meaning which has been suggested is 'Field of the Forecourt'. The oldest surviving mention of the name is in the Fiants of Queen Elizabeth I (4813) dated 19 January 1586 where it is spelled ''Gortoulleran''. The 1609 Ulster Plantation Baronial map spells the name as ''Gortooleran''. A 1610 grant spells it ''Gortolleran''. A 1630 Inquisition spells it ''Gortulleran''. The 1652 Commonwealth Survey spells it as ''Gortoorlane''. The 1659 Down Survey map spells it as ''Gortourlan''. The 1663 Hearth Money Rolls spell it as ''Gartorlan''. A 1666 grant spells it ''Gortourlan alias Gorteleran''. The 1790 Cavan Carvaghs list spells the name as ''Gorturlan''. Ambrose Leet's 1814 Directory spells the name as ''Gort-orlan''. Geography It is bounded on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gortawee
Gortawee (also called Scotchtown) is a townland in the Parish of Tomregan, Barony of Tullyhaw, County Cavan, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Etymology The townland name is an anglicisation of the Goidelic languages, Gaelic placename "Gort Aodh Bhuide" which means 'Hugh Boy's Field'. The oldest surviving mention of the name is in the 1609 Ulster Plantation map where it is spelled as ''Gortewey''. A 1610 grant spells it as ''Gortewoy''. A 1630 Inquisition spells it as ''Gortewey''. The 1652 Commonwealth Survey spells the name as ''Garteiogh''. The 1659 Down Survey map spells it as ''Gortevill''. The 1663 Hearth Money Rolls spell it as ''Gortewee''. A 1666 grant spells it as ''Gortewee alias Gortevill alias Rathkylan''. William Petty's 1685 map spells it as ''Gartevill''. The 1790 Cavan Carvaghs list spells the name as ''Gortewee''. Its modern name 'Scotchtown' is supposedly derived from some Scottish soldiers who settled there. Ambrose Leet's 1814 Directory spells the name as ''Sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strabane
Strabane ( ; ) is a town in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. Strabane had a population of 13,172 at the 2011 Census. It lies on the east bank of the River Foyle. It is roughly midway from Omagh, Derry and Letterkenny. The River Foyle marks the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. On the other side of the river (across Lifford Bridge) is the smaller town of Lifford, which is the county town of Donegal. The River Mourne flows through the centre of the town and meets the Finn to form the Foyle River. A large hill named Knockavoe, which marks the beginning of the Sperrin Mountains, forms the backdrop to the town. History Early history The locale was home to a group of northern Celts known as the Orighella as far back as the fourth century when the territories of Owen (later Tír Eoghain) and Connail (later Tír Chonaill - mostly modern County Donegal) were established, and Orighella were assimilated into the Cenél Conaill. With the arrival of Saint ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irish General Election, 1761
The 1761 Irish general election1 was the first general election to the Irish House of Commons in over thirty years, with the previous general election having taken place in 1727. Despite few constituencies hosting electoral contests, the election was significant due to it taking place in a time of rising political awareness within the Irish public, with many being drawn to the cause of patriotism. Background Unlike England, which had passed the Triennial Acts in 1694, thereby requiring elections every 3 years (and following 1716 every 7 years), Ireland had passed no similar pieces of legislation. As a result, the only limit on a term of parliament was the life of the monarch. This did not mean that the Commons had the same membership between 1727 and 1761, and numerous vacancies had occurred over the years, which had in turn been filled through by-elections. By the late 1750s the lack of frequent elections was becoming a contested issue, and the issue was taken up by the patriot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Coote, 1st Earl Of Bellomont
Charles Coote, 1st Earl of Bellomont KB PC(I) (6 April 1738 – 20 October 1800), was an Irish peer. He held a senior political position as one of the joint Postmasters General of Ireland. Charles was briefly styled as The 5th Baron Coote between February 1766 and his elevation to the earldom in September 1767. Life Charles was the son of Charles Coote MP (1695–1750) and Prudence Geering of Cootehill, County Cavan. He was born on 6 April 1738 and baptised six days later. He was educated at Trinity College, Dublin. Lord Bellomont, as he then was, was badly wounded while fighting a duel with The Viscount Townshend on 2 February 1773: Townshend shot him in the groin. The quarrel seems to have been political, as Townshend had been a highly unpopular Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. Coote was the representative for County Cavan in the Irish House of Commons from 1761–66. He succeeded as The 5th Baron Coote in February 1766, and was created Earl of Bellomont in September 1767. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
