Cavanaquill () 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 origi ...
in the
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 ...
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 18t ...
,
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 base ...
,
Ireland
Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...
. It lies in the Roman Catholic parish 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 18t ...
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
Cavanaquill is bounded on the north by
Urhannagh
Urhannagh () is a townland in the civil parish of Templeport, County Cavan, Ireland. It lies in the Roman Catholic parish of Templeport and barony of Tullyhaw.
Geography
Urhannagh is bounded on the north by Clontycarnaghan townland, on the we ...
townland, on the west by
Munlough South
Munlough South () is a townland in the civil parish of Templeport, County Cavan, Ireland. It lies in the Roman Catholic parish of Templeport and barony of Tullyhaw. It is named Munlough South to distinguish it from the neighbouring townland of ...
and
Lissanover
Lissanover () is a townland in the civil parishes in Ireland, civil parish of Templeport, County Cavan, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It lies in the Roman Catholic parish of Templeport and barony of Tullyhaw.
Geography
Lissanover is bounded on ...
townlands, on the east by
Killynaff
Killynaff () is a townland in the civil parish of Templeport, County Cavan, Ireland. It lies in the Roman Catholic parish of Templeport and barony of Tullyhaw.
Geography
Killynaff is bounded on the north by Urhannagh, Bofealan and Drumane town ...
townland and on the south by
Tonyhallagh
Tonyhallagh () is a townland in the civil parish of Templeport, County Cavan, Ireland. It lies in the Roman Catholic parish of Templeport and barony of Tullyhaw.
Geography
Tonyhallagh is bounded on the north by Cavanaquill townland, on the w ...
and
Crossmakelagher
Crossmakelagher, also written Crossmakellagher or Crossmakellegher () is a townland in the civil parish of Templeport, County Cavan, Ireland. It lies in the Roman Catholic parish of Templeport and barony of Tullyhaw. The local people abbreviate ...
townlands. Cavanaquill's chief geographical features are a small stream and cow pastures. It is traversed by rural lanes. The townland covers 102 statute acres.
History
The
Plantation of Ulster
The Plantation of Ulster ( gle, Plandáil Uladh; Ulster-Scots: ''Plantin o Ulstèr'') was the organised colonisation (''plantation'') of Ulstera province of Irelandby people from Great Britain during the reign of King James I. Most of the sett ...
1609 Baronial Map depicts the townland as ''Cavanekilly''. The 1652 Commonwealth Survey lists the townland as ''Cavancuill''. A deed dated 10 May 1744 spells the name as ''Cavanacull''.
An 1808 map of ecclesiastical lands in Templeport depicts the townland as ''Cavanagh Hill''.
In the Plantation of Ulster by grant dated 4 June 1611, along with other lands, King James VI and I granted one poll of ''Cavanaquill to Donill Backagh McShane O'Reyly, gentleman''. He was a nephew of the O'Reilly Clan chief, Aodh Connallach mac Maolmhordha who ruled from 1565–1583. His genealogy is ''Domhnall Bacach son of Seaán son of Maol Mórdha (d. 1565) son of Seaán (d.1516) son of Cathal (d.1467) son of Eóghan na Fésóige (d.1449)''.
O'Reilly later sold the land to Walter Talbot of Ballyconnell. Walter Talbot died on 26 June 1625 at Ballyconnell and his son James Talbot succeeded to the Ballyconnell estate aged just 10 years. An Inquisition held in Cavan on 20 September 1630 found that James Talbot was seized of one poll of ''Cavanickehall'', along with other lands. James Talbot married Helen Calvert, the daughter of George Calvert, 1st Baron Baltimore of Maryland, USA, in 1635. In the aftermath of the Irish Rebellion of 1641 James Talbot's estate was confiscated because he was a Catholic and he was granted an estate in 1655 at Castle Rubey, County Roscommon instead. He died in 1687. Talbot's land in Cavanaquill was distributed as follows-
The 1652 Commonwealth Survey lists the proprietor as being ''Lieutenant John Blackforde'' who also appears as proprietor for several other Templeport townlands in the same survey. His subsequent history can be found under the townland of
Bofealan
Bofealan () is a townland in the civil parish of Templeport, County Cavan, Ireland. It lies in the Roman Catholic parish of Templeport and barony of Tullyhaw.
Geography
Bofealan is bounded on the north by Moher and Mullanacre Lower townlands ...
.
The 1790 Cavan Carvaghs list spells the townland name as ''Cavan Quill''.
The Tithe Applotment Books for 1827 list twelve tithepayers in the townland.
The Cavanaquill Valuation Office Field books are available for December 1839.
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 1806-1807 valuing terrain through the examinati ...
of 1857 lists five landholders in the townland.
Census
In the
1901 census of Ireland, there are two families listed in the townland, and in the
1911 census of Ireland, there are still two families listed in the townland.
Antiquities
The 1836 Ordnance Survey Namebooks state- ''The remains of an old Danish fort.''
The chief structure of historical interest in the townland is an earthen ringfort.
[Site number 319 in "Archaeological Inventory of County Cavan", Patrick O’Donovan, 1995, where it is described as- ''Marked 'Fort' on OS 1836 and 1876 eds. Situated on slightly elevated ground on the slope of a drumlin hill. Levelled in the early 1960s as part of a land reclamation scheme. Not visible at ground level''.]
References
External links
The IreAtlas Townland Data Base
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Townlands of County Cavan