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Tullynabeherny
Tullynabeherny (Irish derived place name, Tulaigh na Beithearnaí meaning 'The Hill of the Birchland'.) is a townland in the civil parish of Kildallan, barony of Tullyhunco, County Cavan, Ireland. Geography Tullynabeherny is bounded on the east by Greaghacholea townland, on the south by Doogary townland and on the north by Kiltynaskellan townland. Its chief geographical features are small streams and forestry plantations. Tullynabeherny is traversed by minor public roads and rural lanes. The townland covers just 10 acres. History From medieval times up to the early 1600s, the land belonged to the McKiernan Clan. The Tullynabeherny Valuation Office books are available for May 1838. In the 19th century the land belonged to the estate of Earl Annesley. Griffith's Valuation Griffith's Valuation was a boundary and land valuation survey of Ireland completed in 1868. Griffith's background Richard John Griffith started to value land in Scotland, where he spent two years in 1806-1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tullynabeherny Townland, Kildallan Parish, County Cavan, Ireland
Tullynabeherny (Irish derived place name, Tulaigh na Beithearnaí meaning 'The Hill of the Birchland'.) is a townland in the civil parish of Kildallan, barony of Tullyhunco, County Cavan, Ireland. Geography Tullynabeherny is bounded on the east by Greaghacholea townland, on the south by Doogary townland and on the north by Kiltynaskellan townland. Its chief geographical features are small streams and forestry plantations. Tullynabeherny is traversed by minor public roads and rural lanes. The townland covers just 10 acres. History From medieval times up to the early 1600s, the land belonged to the McKiernan Clan. The Tullynabeherny Valuation Office books are available for May 1838. In the 19th century the land belonged to the estate of Earl Annesley. Griffith's Valuation Griffith's Valuation was a boundary and land valuation survey of Ireland completed in 1868. Griffith's background Richard John Griffith started to value land in Scotland, where he spent two years in 180 ... [...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] |
Greaghacholea
Greaghacholea (Irish derived place name, Gréach an Chuaille meaning 'The Moorland of the Tall Leafless Tree'.) is a townland in the civil parish of Kildallan, barony of Tullyhunco, County Cavan, Ireland. The townland is also known as Coraghmuck (Irish derived place name, Currach Muc meaning The Moorland of the Pigs). Geography Greaghacholea is bounded on the west by Doogary and Tullynabeherny townlands, on the east by Evlagh Beg townland, on the south by Killygorman townland and on the north by Kiltynaskellan and Mullaghmore, Tullyhunco townlands. Its chief geographical features are small streams, forestry plantations, a dug well and spring wells. Greaghacholea is traversed by minor public roads and rural lanes. The townland covers 279 acres. History The Ulster Plantation Baronial map of 1609 depicts the name as ''Corraghtmoght''. The Ulster Plantation grants of 1611 spell the townland name as ''Caraghtmoght''. The 1652 Commonwealth Survey spells the townland as ''Curraghtmogh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doogary
Doogary (Irish derived place name, either An Dúgharraí meaning 'The Black Garden' or Dúbhgaire meaning 'The Black Weir'.) is a townland in the civil parish of Kildallan, barony of Tullyhunco, County Cavan, Ireland. Geography Doogary is bounded on the west by Burren (townland), on the east by Greaghacholea townland, on the south by Derrinlester, Killygorman and Raleagh townlands and on the north by Kiltynaskellan and Tullynabeherny townlands. Its chief geographical features are small streams, forestry plantations, quarries, and spring wells. Doogary is traversed by the regional R199 road (Ireland), minor public roads and rural lanes. The townland covers 316 acres. History The Ulster Plantation Baronial map of 1609 depicts the name as ''Dowrie''. The Ulster Plantation grants of 1611 spell the townland name as ''Dowry''. The 1652 Commonwealth Survey spells the townland as ''Doory''. The 1664 Hearth Money Rolls spells it as ''Dary''. The 1665 Down Survey map depicts it as ''Dur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kiltynaskellan
Kiltynaskellan (Irish derived place name, Coillte na Sceallán meaning 'The Wood of the Small Acorns'.) is a townland in the civil parish of Kildallan, barony of Tullyhunco, County Cavan, Ireland. Geography Kiltynaskellan is bounded on the west by Burren (townland) and Coologe townlands, on the east by Greaghacholea, Mullaghmore, Tullyhunco and Tullynabeherny townlands, on the south by Doogary townland and on the north by Callaghs townland. Its chief geographical features are the Shannon-Erne Waterway, small streams, forestry plantations and a quarry. Kiltynaskellan is traversed by minor public roads and rural lanes. The townland covers 548 acres, including 7 acres of water. History The Ulster Plantation maps of 1609 spell the name as ''Keilnaskellan''. The Ulster Plantation grants of 1611 spell the townland name as ''Kilteneskelane''. A 1615 lease spells the name as ''Killesneskellan''. A 1629 inquisition spells the name as ''Killesneskellan''. A 1630 inquisition spells the ... [...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 h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Civil Parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authority. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of ecclesiastical parishes, which historically played a role in both secular and religious administration. Civil and religious parishes were formally differentiated in the 19th century and are now entirely separate. Civil parishes in their modern form came into being through the Local Government Act 1894, which established elected parish councils to take on the secular functions of the parish vestry. A civil parish can range in size from a sparsely populated rural area with fewer than a hundred inhabitants, to a large town with a population in the tens of thousands. This scope is similar to that of municipalities in Continental Europe, such as the communes of France. However, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tullyhunco
Tullyhunco () is a barony in County Cavan, Ireland. It comprises the civil parishes of Kildallan, Killeshandra and Scrabby. Location Tullyhunco is located in western County Cavan. It borders County Leitrim to the west and County Longford to the south. At 165.5 km2 (40,872 acres), Tullyhunco is the second smallest of Cavan's eight baronies after Loughtee Lower. History The territory was historically known as and was ruled by clan Mág Tighearnán. Another name for it was Clonballykernan ource? For centuries it was part of the Kingdom of Breifne, a loose union of chiefdoms that the O'Rourkes ruled as overlords. Following the dissolution of the kingdom, the area was still in the orbit of the O'Rourke kingdom of West Breifne until the early 1500s, when the Mág Tighearnáns switched allegiance to the O'Reilly of East Breifne. In 1579 the area was subsumed into the newly formed county of Cavan. In 1584 the barony of Tullyhunco was officially demarcated and granted to clan Mág ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County Cavan
County Cavan ( ; gle, Contae an Chabháin) is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, 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 Ireland, Gaelic territory of East Breifne, East Breffny (''Bréifne''). Cavan County Council is the Local government in the Republic of Ireland, local authority for the county, which had a population of 76,176 at the 2016 census. Geography Cavan borders six counties: County Leitrim, Leitrim to the west, County Fermanagh, Fermanagh and County Monaghan, Monaghan to the north, County Meath, Meath to the south-east, County Longford, Longford to the south-west and County Westmeath, 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 Nom ... [...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 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 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, parliamentary republic. The legislature, the , consists of a lower house, ; an upper house, ; and an elected 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, literally 'Chief', a title not used in English), who is elected by the Dáil and appointed by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McKiernan Clan
The surname McKiernan ( ga, Mág Tighearnán), is of Ireland, Irish origin and is found predominantly in the county of County Cavan, Cavan where it originated. The Irish name is Mág Tighearnán meaning ''the Son of Tighearnán'' and the clan or sept takes its name from one Tighearnán who lived c. 1100 AD. He was descended from the 8th-century Dúnchadh, a descendant of Brión mac Echach Muigmedóin. Dúnchadh gave his name to Teallach Dúnchadha (Irish meaning the Hearth of Dúnchadh), the modern day barony of Tullyhunco in County Cavan. Dúnchadh’s brother was Eochaidh from whom the neighbouring McGovern clan of Tullyhaw barony descend. There are many variations found in the spelling of the name, all of which are attempts at a phonetic spelling of the Gaelic ''Mág Tighearnán''. The Mág part can be found as Mag, Meg, Mac, Mec, Mc, Ma or M'. The Tighearnán part (which may be attached to or detached from the ''Mág'' part and all its variations) can be found as Tighearnán, Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Earl Annesley
Earl Annesley, of Castlewellan in the County of Down, is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created on 17 August 1789 for Francis Annesley, 2nd Viscount Glerawly, with special remainder to his younger brother the Honourable Richard Annesley. He had previously represented Downpatrick Downpatrick () is a town in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is on the Lecale peninsula, about south of Belfast. In the Middle Ages, it was the capital of the Dál Fiatach, the main ruling dynasty of Ulaid. Its cathedral is said to be the b ... in the Irish House of Commons. The titles of Baron Annesley, of Castlewellan in the County of Down, and Viscount Glerawly, in the County of Fermanagh, were created in the Peerage of Ireland on 20 September 1758 and 14 November 1766 respectively for his father William Annesley, who sat as Member of the Irish Parliament for Midleton (Parliament of Ireland constituency), Midleton. Annesley was the sixth son of the Honourable Francis Annesley, f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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