Knockfin () 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
Drumreilly, barony of
Tullyhaw,
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 ...
.
Geography
Knockfin is bounded on the west by Curraghnabania and
Seltanahunshin
Seltanahunshin (Irish derived place name, either ''Sailtean na hUinseann'' meaning 'The Wood of the Sallows and Ash Trees' or ''Sailten na n-Gasán'' meaning the 'Sally-Wood of the Paths') is a townland in the civil parishes in Ireland, civil pari ...
townlands and on the east by
Corraleehanbeg,
Garryfliugh
Garryfliugh () is a townland in the civil parishes in Ireland, civil parish of Drumreilly, barony of Tullyhaw, County Cavan, Republic of Ireland, Ireland.
Geography
Garryfliugh is bounded on the west by Doon (Drumreilly), Knockfin and Seltanahu ...
and Prabagh townlands. Its chief geographical features are
Sliabh an Iarainn
Sliabh an Iarainn (Irish for "iron mountain"), anglicized Slieve Anierin, is a mountain in County Leitrim, Ireland. It rises to and lies east of Lough Allen and northeast of Drumshanbo. Its present form evolved from the southwestward movement ...
mountain on whose eastern slope it lies, mountain streams, waterfalls, a lime-kiln and dug wells. It is traversed by minor public roads and rural lanes. The townland covers 228 statute acres.
History
The landlord of the townland in the 19th century was the Beresford Estate.
The Tithe Applotment Books for 1834 spells the name as ''Kockfin'' and list three tithepayers in the townland.
The 1836 Ordnance survey Namebooks state- ''The soil is light yellow clay intermixed with sand & limestone, neither of which is quarried or used in any way''.
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 were seven families listed in the townland.
In the
1911 census of Ireland, there were seven families listed in the townland.
Antiquities
# Stone bridges over the streams
References
External links
The IreAtlas Townland Data Base
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Townlands of County Cavan