Raleagh (Irish-derived place name, either meaning 'The Grey Fort' or meaning 'The Fort of the Grey People') 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 ...

Kildallan Kildallan civil parish is situated in the Barony of Tullyhunco, County Cavan, Ireland. Etymology The name of the parish derives from Kildallan townland which is an Anglicisation of the Gaelic ''Cill Dalláin'' meaning the 'Church of Dallán Forga ...

, barony of

Tullyhunco Tullyhunco () is a barony in County Cavan, Ireland. It comprises the civil parishes of Kildallan, Killeshandra and Scrabby. Location Tullyhunco is located in western County Cavan. It borders County Leitrim to the west and County Longford to t ...

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 ...

. The townland is also called Derrinaherk (Irish-derived place name meaning 'the Oakwood of the Wild Boars'), according to the Tithe Applotment Books 1823-1837.

Geography

Raleagh is bounded on the north by

Burren (townland) Burren 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 Burren is bounded on the north by Derrycassan and Coologe townlands, on the w ...

, on the east by

Cornahaia Cornahaia (Irish derived place name, Corr na hÁithe meaning 'The Round Hill of the Lime-Kiln'.) is a townland in the civil parish of Kildallan, barony of Tullyhunco, County Cavan, Ireland. Geography Cornahaia is bounded on the west by Drumercro ...

Derrinlester Derrinlester (Irish derived place name, Doire na Leastar meaning 'The Oakwood of the Wooden Vessels'.) is a townland in the civil parish of Kildallan, barony of Tullyhunco, County Cavan, Ireland. Geography Derrinlester is bounded on the west by ...

and

Doogary Doogary (Irish derived place name, either An Dúgharraí meaning 'The Black Garden' or Dúbhgaire meaning 'The Black Weir'.) is a townland in the civil parish of Kildallan, barony of Tullyhunco, County Cavan, Ireland. Geography Doogary is bound ...

townlands, on the south by

Ned, Tullyhunco Ned (Irish derived place name, Nead meaning 'A Nest'.) is a townland in the civil parish of Killeshandra, barony of Tullyhunco, County Cavan, Ireland. Geography Ned is bounded on the west by Clooncose, Cornasker, Corracar and Lugnagon townland ...

townland and on the west by

Cornasker Cornasker (Irish language derived place name, Corr na Sceire meaning 'The Round Hill of the Jagged Rock'.) is a townland in the civil parish of Kildallan, barony of Tullyhunco, County Cavan, Ireland. Geography Cornasker is bounded on the south b ...

and Lugnagon townlands. Its chief geographical features are small streams, forestry plantations and spring wells. Raleagh is traversed by the regional

R199 road (Ireland) The R199 road is a regional road in Ireland linking the R198 and R202 roads in Counties Cavan and Leitrim. It is a key road for access to the Shannon–Erne Waterway. From the R198, the road goes north to Killeshandra. Leaving Killeshand ...

, minor public roads and rural lanes. The townland covers 283 acres.

History

The Ulster Plantation Baronial map of 1609 depicts the name as ''Relieagh''. The Ulster Plantation grants of 1610 spell the townland name as ''Rolliagh''. The 1641 Depositions spell the name as ''Rillaigh''. The 1652 Commonwealth Survey spells the townland as ''Rellyagh''. The 1665 Down Survey map depicts it as ''Raleagh''.

William Petty Sir William Petty FRS (26 May 1623 – 16 December 1687) was an English economist, physician, scientist and philosopher. He first became prominent serving Oliver Cromwell and the Commonwealth in Ireland. He developed efficient methods to su ...

's map of 1685 depicts it as ''Raleagh''. From medieval times up to the early 1600s, the land belonged to the

McKiernan Clan The surname McKiernan ( ga, Mág Tighearnán), is of Ireland, Irish origin and is found predominantly in the county of County Cavan, Cavan where it originated. The Irish name is Mág Tighearnán meaning ''the Son of Tighearnán'' and the clan or se ...

. In the Plantation of Ulster by grant dated 27 February 1610, along with other lands, King

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granted ''one poll of Rolliagh containing 50 acres at an annual rent of £0-10s-8d to Cahill McBrien O'Reily, gentleman''. Cahill McBrien O'Reily seem to be the great-grandson of the chief of the

O'Reilly O'Reilly ( ga, Ó Raghallaigh) is a group of families, ultimately all of Irish Gaels, Gaelic origin, who were historically the kings of East Bréifne in what is today County Cavan. The clan were part of the Connachta's Uí Briúin Bréifne kin ...

clan, Eamón mac Maolmórdha O’Reilly of Kilnacrott, who ruled

East Breifne The Kingdom of East Breifne or Breifne O'Reilly ( sga, Muintir-Maelmordha; ga, Bréifne Uí Raghallaigh, ) was an historic kingdom of Ireland roughly corresponding to County Cavan that existed from 1256 to 1607. It took its present boundaries in 1 ...

from October 1596 – 1601. His genealogy is ''Cathal son of Brian son of Seaán son of Eamón of Kilnacrott son of Maolmórdha son of Seaán son of Cathal''. Patrick Sheridan of Raleagh took part in the

Irish Rebellion of 1641 The Irish Rebellion of 1641 ( ga, Éirí Amach 1641) was an uprising by Irish Catholics in the Kingdom of Ireland, who wanted an end to anti-Catholic discrimination, greater Irish self-governance, and to partially or fully reverse the plantatio ...

. He was the son of the Sheridan chief, William O'Sheridan of

Corran, County Cavan Corran () is a townland in the civil parish of Templeport, County Cavan, Ireland. It lies in the Roman Catholic parish of Templeport and the barony of Tullyhaw. Geography Corran is bound on the north by Killycluggin townland, on the west by ...

and an ancestor of the famous Sheridan theatrical family. In a deposition dated 26 July 1642, Thomas Jones of Drumminnion,

parish stated After the

concluded, the townland was confiscated in the Cromwellian Settlement and the 1652 Commonwealth Survey lists it as belonging to James Thornton. In the Hearth Money Rolls compiled on 29 September 1663 there were six Hearth Tax payers in Reliagh – William Ranick, Thomas Mauity, Mary Sharpe, Donogh O’Corkran, Patrick McManus and Shane McEnlea. A deed by Arthur Ellis dated 19 Mar 1768 includes the lands of ''Reliah''. A deed by Gore Ellis dated 24 Feb 1776 includes the lands of ''Reliagh''. The 1790 Cavan Carvaghs list spells the name as ''Reliagh''. The Tithe Applotment Books 1823-1837 list seventeen tithepayers in the townland. The Raleagh Valuation Office Field books are available for May 1838.

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of 1857 lists twenty landholders in the townland. In the 19th century the landlord of Raleagh was William Cook.

Census

In the 1901 census of Ireland, there were fifteen families listed in the townland. In the 1911 census of Ireland, there were eighteen families listed in the townland.

Geography

History

Census

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