Drumhurrin, an Anglicisation of the Gaelic ‘Droim Shoirn’, meaning ''The Hill-Ridge of the Lime-Kiln or Furnace'', 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 ...

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 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 ...

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. It lies in the Roman Catholic parish of

Glangevlin Glangevlin () is a village in the northwest of County Cavan, Ireland. It is in the townlands of Gub (Glangevlin) and Tullytiernan, at the junction of the R200 and R207 regional roads. It is surrounded by the Cuilcagh Mountains and borders th ...

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

Drumhurrin is bounded on the north by

Lattone Lattone, an Anglicisation of the Gaelic, ‘Leath Tóin’ meaning ''The Half-Side of a Hollow, i.e. ‘A Hillside’'' is a townland in the civil parish of Templeport, County Cavan, Ireland. It lies in the Roman Catholic parish of Glangevlin a ...

townland, on the west by

Derrynatuan Derrynatuan, an Anglicisation of the Gaelic, either ‘Doirín an tSuain’, meaning ''The Little Oak-wood of the Rest or Sleep'', or ‘Doire na Tóin’, meaning ''The Oak-wood of the Low Lying Land'', or ‘Doire na Tamhan’, meaning ''The O ...

Gowlat Gowlat, an Anglicisation of the Gaelic, 'Gabhla', meaning ''The Forks'' (of the Rivers), is a townland in the civil parish of Templeport, County Cavan, Ireland. It lies in the Roman Catholic parish of Glangevlin and barony of Tullyhaw. Geograp ...

and Tullantanty townlands and on the east by

Corratawy Corratawy, an Anglicisation of the Gaelic, ‘Corr an tSamhaidh’ meaning ''The Round Hill of the Sorrel Herb'', is a townland in the civil parish of Templeport, County Cavan County Cavan ( ; gle, Contae an Chabháin) is a county in Irela ...

Creea Creea, an Anglicisation of the Gaelic, either ‘Críocha’ meaning ''The Territory or the Boundaries'', or ‘Cré’ meaning ''Clay'', or ‘Croí’ meaning ''The Heart'' or 'Criathar' meaning a ''Sieve'', is a townland in the civil parishes ...

and

Curraghvah Curraghvah, an Anglicisation of the Gaelic, either ‘Currach Bheathach’, meaning ''The Moor of the Birches'', or ‘Currach a’ Mhagh’, meaning ''The Moor of the Plain'', or ‘Currach Mheádh’ meaning ''The Moor of the Spicy Mead Drink' ...

townlands. Its chief geographical features are Drumhurrin Lough, the

River Shannon The River Shannon ( ga, Abhainn na Sionainne, ', '), at in length, is the longest river in the British Isles. It drains the Shannon River Basin, which has an area of , – approximately one fifth of the area of the island of Ireland. The Shan ...

, the

Owenmore River (County Cavan) The Owenmore River ( ga, Abhainn Mór, meaning "Big River") rises in the Cuilcagh Mountains, in the townland of Dunmakeever, civil parish of Kinawley, Roman Catholic parish of Glangevlin, Barony of Tullyhaw, County Cavan. It then flows in a nort ...

, mountain streams, a wood, gravel pits and dug wells. The townland is traversed by the regional

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, minor public roads and rural lanes. The townland covers 372 statute acres.

History

The 1652 Commonwealth Survey spells the name as ''Dromherne'' and gives the owner as ''Lieutenant John Blackford and others''. By 1720,

Morley Saunders Morley Saunders (1671-1737) was an Irish politician, barrister and landowner. He followed in his father's footsteps by becoming a member of the Irish House of Commons and Prime Serjeant-at-law. He is mainly remembered today as the builder of Sau ...

was the owner of the townland. By deed dated 24 December 1720 the aforesaid Morley Saunders leased, inter alia, the townland of ''Drumhurn'', to Thomas Enery of

Bawnboy Bawnboy () is a small village and townland in a valley at the foot of Slieve Rushen, between Ballyconnell and Swanlinbar, in County Cavan, Ireland. A synod of the Roman Catholic Provincial Council of Armagh was held in Owengallees, Baunbuidhe ...

for a term of 41 years. Deeds dated 13 Nov 1738 and 30 April 1740 both list the name of the hill as ''Drumhurn'', and the later deed lists it as being owned by Thomas Enery. By the 1790 Cavan Carvaghs list, however, the spelling of the name had shifted to ''Drumhurin''. The Tithe Applotment Books for 1826 list five tithepayers in the townland. The Ordnance Survey Name Books for 1836 give the following description of the townland- ''Two small lakes on the north boundary of the townland. It is bounded on the west by the Shannon and on the south by another river.'' The Drumhurrin Valuation Office Field books are available for July 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 nineteen landholders in the townland. In the 19th century the landlord of Drumhurrin was the Annesley Estate.

Census

In the 1901 census of Ireland, there are twenty-two families listed in the townland. In the 1911 census of Ireland, there are eighteen families listed in the townland.

Antiquities

# A medieval ringfort stone cashel. The 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cavan' (Site No. 1192) describes it as- ''Not marked on OS 1836 or 1876 ed. Raised circular area (int. diam. 31.7m) enclosed by the base of a stone rampart. The upper courses of the wall have been removed and the stone apparently utilised as building material for field boundaries in the vicinity. Original entrance not recognisable''. # Drumhurrin National School. The roll number was 8305. In 1862 Edward Brady was the headmaster, a Roman Catholic. There were 77 pupils, all Roman Catholic. The Catechism was taught to the Catholic pupils on Saturdays from 10am to 1pm. In 1874: One male teacher and one female workmistress, both Roman Catholics, who between them received an annual salary of £38. There were 89 pupils, 43 boys and 46 girls. In 1886 the school closed. # A 19th century blacksmith's forge. # Stone bridges over the rivers. # Stepping-stones over the Owenmore river. # A foot-bridge over the Owenmore river. # Lime-kilns.

References

External links

The IreAtlas Townland Data Base
{{County Cavan Townlands of County Cavan Lime kilns in the United Kingdom