Aghnacollia () is a
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 orig ...
in the
civil parish
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of
Templeport
Templeport () is a civil parish in the barony of Tullyhaw, County Cavan, Ireland. The chief towns in the parish are Bawnboy and Ballymagauran. The large Roman Catholic parish of Templeport containing 42,172 statute acres was split up in the ...
,
County Cavan,
Ireland
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. It lies in the Roman Catholic parish of
Corlough
Corlough () is a Roman Catholic parish situated in the Barony of Tullyhaw, County Cavan, Ireland. It derives its name from Corlough townland, in which the parish church is situate. It formed part of the larger parish of Templeport until 187 ...
and barony of
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. Locate ...
.
Geography
Aghnacollia is bounded on the north by
Commas (Kinawley)
Commas (Irish derived place name ''Cam Eas'', meaning either ‘The Bend in the River’ or ‘The Crooked Stream’) is a townland in the civil parish of Kinawley, barony of Tullyhaw, County Cavan, Ireland. Sub-divisions of the townland are- (a) ...
townland, on the west by
Legnaderk
Legnaderk (an anglicisation of the Gaelic, either ‘Lag na Deirce’, meaning ''The Hollow of the Cave'' or 'Lag na Dearg', meaning ''The Hollow of the Blood'' or 'Lag nÁtha Dheirg', meaning ''The Hollow of the Red Ford'') is a townland in the ...
townland and on the east by
Altbrean
Altbrean (Irish derived place name ''Alt Bréan'', meaning the 'Smelly Gorge’, so-called because of the decayed vegetation in the swamp at the bottom of the slope) is a townland in the civil parish of Kinawley, barony of Tullyhaw, County Cavan, ...
and
Altachullion Lower
Altachullion Lower () is a townland in the civil parish of Templeport, County Cavan, Ireland. It lies in the Roman Catholic parish of Corlough and barony of Tullyhaw.
Geography
Altachullion Lower is bounded on the north by Altbrean townland ...
townlands. Its chief geographical features are mountain streams, waterfalls and a spring well. Aghnacollia is traversed by the
R200 road (Ireland)
The R200 road is a regional road in County Leitrim and County Cavan, Ireland. Going from west to east, the route connects the towns of Drumkeeran, Dowra, Glangevlin and Derrynacreeve. En route it crosses the R207 at Dowra, is joined by the ...
, minor public roads and rural lanes. The townland covers 323 statute acres.
The local pronunciation is Ahnacarrilla.
History
In earlier times the townland was probably uninhabited as it consists mainly of bog and poor clay soils. It was not seized by the English during the Plantation of Ulster in 1610 or in the Cromwellian Settlement of the 1660s so some dispossessed Irish families moved there and began to clear and farm the land.
The earliest reference to the townland seems to be in a deed by Arthur Ellis dated 19 March 1768 which includes the lands of ''Aughnacorrell''.
A deed by Gore Ellis dated 24 Feb 1776 includes the lands of ''Aghnacarroll''.
In the 19th century the landlord was
Lord John Beresford
Lord John George de la Poer Beresford (22 November 1773 – 18 July 1862) was an Anglican archbishop and Primate.
Background
Born at Tyrone House, Dublin, he was the second surviving son of George de La Poer Beresford, 1st Marquess of Waterf ...
, the Protestant Archbishop of Armagh. The muddled land history of the area prior to this is described in the 1838 Exchequer case, "''Attorney General of Ireland v The Lord Primate''". The maps used in the case spell the name as ''Aughnacurralia''.
The Ordnance Survey Name Books for 1836 give the following description of the townland- ''Limestone can be procured in different parts of the land but it is not quarried nor used in any way whatever.''
The Aghnacollia Valuation Office Field books are available for August 1839.
In 1841 the population of the townland was 22, being 11 males and 11 females. There were two houses in the townland, all of which were inhabited.
In 1851 the population of the townland was 26, being 13 males and 13 females. There were three houses in the townland and all were inhabited.
of 1857 lists two landholders in the townland.
In 1861 the population of the townland was 13, being 6 males and 7 females. There were two houses in the townland and all were inhabited.
In 1871 the population of the townland was 16, being 9 males and 7 females. There were three houses in the townland, all were inhabited.
In 1881 the population of the townland was 19, being 9 males and 10 females. There were three houses in the townland, all were inhabited.
In 1891 the population of the townland was 14, being 7 males and 7 females. There were three houses in the townland, all were inhabited.
In the
1901 census of Ireland, there are three families listed in the townland.
In the
1911 census of Ireland
The 1911 Census of Ireland was the last census that covered the whole island of Ireland. Censuses were taken at ten-year intervals from 1821 onwards, but the 1921 census was cancelled due to the Irish War of Independence.
The original records ...
, there are four families listed in the townland.
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There are no structures of historical interest in the townland.
References
External links
The IreAtlas Townland Data Base
{{County Cavan
Townlands of County Cavan