Lattone, an Anglicisation of the Gaelic, ‘Leath Tóin’ meaning ''The Half-Side of a Hollow, i.e. ‘A Hillside’'' 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

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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 ...

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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 the c ...

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

Lattone is bounded on the north by

Derrylahan Derrylahan, an Anglicisation of the Gaelic, ‘Doire Leathan’ meaning ''The Wide Oak-wood'', 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. G ...

townland, on the south by

Drumhurrin Drumhurrin, an Anglicisation of the Gaelic ‘Droim Shoirn’, meaning ''The Hill-Ridge of the Lime-Kiln or Furnace'', is a townland in the civil parish of Templeport, County Cavan, Ireland. It lies in the Roman Catholic parish of Glangevlin and ...

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 ...

townland 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, Ireland. It lies in the Roman Catholic parish of Glangevlin and bar ...

townland. Its chief geographical features are Lattone 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 ...

, mountain streams and dug wells. The townland is traversed by the regional

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, minor public roads and rural lanes. The townland covers 98 statute acres.

History

In 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 in possession. He leased his interest in ''Latones'' to Colonel John Enery of Bawnboy by deed dated 24 December 1720. A deed dated 13 Nov 1738 includes: ''Lattoones''. The 1790 Cavan Carvaghs list spells the name as ''Lattons''. The Tithe Applotment Books for 1826 list five tithepayers in the townland and spell it as ''Latune''. The Lattone 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 five landholders in the townland. In the 19th century the landlord of Lattone was the Annesley Estate.

Census

In the 1901 census of Ireland, there are three families listed in the townland. In the 1911 census of Ireland, there are three families listed in the townland.

Antiquities

# A boat-house # Stone bridges over the rivers, including 'Shannon Bridge'. # A weir # Stepping stones over the River Shannon. # A thatched house, which is listed in the ‘Record of Protected Structures; County Cavan’, No. CV03001http://www.cavancoco.ie/file/development-plans/county-cavan/old-documents/Appendices/Appendix%2027%20Record%20of%20Protected%20Structures.pdf Old building, Lattone (geograph 3585881)

Old building, Lattone (geograph 3585881)

References

External links

The IreAtlas Townland Data Base
{{County Cavan Townlands of County Cavan