Tomregan ( ga, Tuaim Dreagain, ) is a
civil parish
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in the ancient
barony Barony may refer to:
* Barony, the peerage, office of, or territory held by a baron
* Barony, the title and land held in fealty by a feudal baron
* Barony (county division), a type of administrative or geographical division in parts of the British ...
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 ...
. The parish straddles the international border between the
Republic of Ireland
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and
Northern Ireland
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. The largest population centre in the parish is
Ballyconnell,
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 ...
. The total area of the civil parish is 10,600 statute acres. Most of Tomregan's constituent
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 orig ...
s are situated in County Cavan while the remainder lie in
County Fermanagh
County Fermanagh ( ; ) is one of the thirty-two counties of Ireland, one of the nine counties of Ulster and one of the six counties of Northern Ireland.
The county covers an area of 1,691 km2 (653 sq mi) and has a population of 61,805 ...
. In the Catholic Church, the ecclesiastical parish of Tomregan was split in the early 18th century, with the County Fermanagh townlands being assigned to the parish of Knockninny while the County Cavan townlands were united with the parish of
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 Fo ...
.
The townlands
The Fermanagh townlands in Tomregan civil parish are-
Aghindisert
Aghindisert () is a townland in the civil parish of Tomregan, in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. It is situated within the former barony of Knockninny.
Etymology
The oldest surviving mention of the name is in a grant dated 15 October 1610 wh ...
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Carickaleese
Carickaleese is a townland in the Civil Parish of Tomregan, Barony of Knockninny, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland.
Etymology
The townland name is an Anglicization of either the Irish "Carraig a Lios" which means ‘The Rock of the Fort’ or ...
,
Cloncoohy
Cloncoohy is a townland in the Civil Parish of Tomregan, Barony of Knockninny, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland.
Etymology
The townland name is an anglicisation of the Gaelic placename "Cluain Cuaiche" which means 'The Meadow of the Cuckoo' ...
,
Derrintony
Derrintony is a townland in the Civil Parish of Tomregan, Barony of Knockninny, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland.
Etymology
The townland name is an anglicisation of the Gaelic placename "Doire an Tonnaigh" which means 'The Oakwood of the Ra ...
,
Derryart,
Garvary,
Gortahurk,
Gortaree
Gortaree is a townland in the Civil Parish of Tomregan, Barony of Knockninny, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland.
Etymology
The townland name is an anglicisation of the Gaelic placename "Gort a Righ" which means 'The Field of the King'. The ...
,
Gortineddan
Gortineddan is a townland in the Civil Parish of Tomregan, Barony of Knockninny, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland.
Etymology
The townland name is an anglicisation of the Gaelic placename "Gort an Fheadáin" which means 'The Field of the St ...
,
Gortmullan
Gortmullan, or Gortmullen, is a townland in the Civil Parish of Tomregan, Barony of Knockninny, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland.
Etymology
The townland name is an anglicisation of a Gaelic placename, either ''Gort Mhaoláin'', meaning 'M ...
,
Knockadoois,
Knockateggal
Knockateggal is a townland in the Civil Parish of Tomregan, Barony of Knockninny, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland.
Etymology
The townland name is an anglicisation of the Gaelic placename "Cnoc-a'-tSeagail" which means 'Hill of the Rye'. The ...
,
Tonymore and
Ummera
Ummera is a townland in the Civil Parish of Tomregan, Barony of Knockninny, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland.
Etymology
The townland name is an anglicisation of the Gaelic placename- "An t-Iomaire" which means 'The Hill-Ridge' (referring ...
.
The Cavan townlands in Tomregan civil parish are-
Agharaskilly
Agharaskilly () is a townland in the civil parish of Tomregan, County Cavan, Ireland. It lies within the former barony of Loughtee Lower.
Etymology
The derivation of Agharaskilly is uncertain but the likeliest explanation is that it is an Ang ...
,
Aghavoher,
Annagh Annagh or Anagh may refer to:
Places
Republic of Ireland
* Annagh, County Cavan, townland
* Annagh, townland in Kilkenny West civil parish, barony of Kilkenny West, County Westmeath, Republic of Ireland
Note: Nearly 30 other townlands in the Re ...
,
Aughrim,
Berrymount,
Carrigan
Carrigan is a townland in the Parish of Tomregan, Barony of Loughtee Lower, County Cavan, Ireland.
Etymology
The townland name is an anglicisation of the Gaelic placename ''Cairrig-ín'' which means 'A little rock or a rocky surface'. The olde ...
,
Carrowmore
Carrowmore ( ga, An Cheathrú Mhór, 'the great quarter') is a large group of megalithic monuments on the Coolera Peninsula to the west of Sligo, Ireland. They were built in the 4th millennium BC, during the Neolithic (New Stone Age). There ...
,
Cavanagh,
Clifton
Clifton may refer to:
People
*Clifton (surname)
*Clifton (given name)
Places
Australia
* Clifton, Queensland, a town
**Shire of Clifton
*Clifton, New South Wales, a suburb of Wollongong
*Clifton, Western Australia
Canada
*Clifton, Nova Scotia ...
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Cloncollow
Cloncollow ( ga, Cluain Colbhaigh, ) is a townland in the Parish of Tomregan, Barony of Loughtee Lower, County Cavan, Ireland.
Etymology
The townland name is an anglicisation of the Gaelic placename ''Cluain Colbhaigh'' which means 'Calva's Me ...
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Corranierna
Corranierna is a townland in the Parish of Tomregan, Barony of Tullyhaw, County Cavan, Ireland.
(Disambiguation see also- Corranierna (Corlough) townland, County Cavan, Republic of Ireland.)
Etymology
The townland name is an anglicisation o ...
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Cranaghan
Cranaghan is a townland in the Parish of Tomregan, Barony of Loughtee Lower, County Cavan, Ireland.
Etymology
The townland name is an anglicisation of the Gaelic placename ''Crannachan'' which means ‘Woodland’. The earliest surviving menti ...
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Cullyleenan
Cullyleenan ( ga, Coill Uí Lionáin, ) is a townland in the Parish of Tomregan, Barony of Tullyhaw, County Cavan, Ireland.
Etymology
The townland name is an anglicisation of the Gaelic placename 'Coill Uí Lionáin' which means "O’Lenan’ ...
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Derryginny
Derryginny is a townland in the Parish of Tomregan, Barony of Tullyhaw, County Cavan, Ireland.
Etymology
The townland name is an anglicisation of the Gaelic placename "Doire Goinimhe" which means the 'Oakwood of the Sand', which possibly der ...
,
Doon, Tomregan
The townland of Doon () in the civil parish of Tomregan is in the electoral district of Ballyconnell. It is also situated in the barony of Tullyhaw.
Geography
Doon is bounded on the north by Mucklagh and Rakeelan townlands, on the east by An ...
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Fartrin
Fartrin is a townland in the Parish of Tomregan, Barony of Loughtee Lower, County Cavan, Republic of Ireland, Ireland.
Etymology
The townland name is an anglicisation of the Gaelic placename ''Far Druim'' which means 'The Outer or External Hi ...
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Gortawee
Gortawee (also called Scotchtown) is a townland in the Parish of Tomregan, Barony of Tullyhaw, County Cavan, Republic of Ireland, Ireland.
Etymology
The townland name is an anglicisation of the Goidelic languages, Gaelic placename "Gort Aodh ...
or
Scotchtown,
Gortoorlan
Gortoorlan is a townland in the Parish of Tomregan, Barony of Tullyhaw, County Cavan, Ireland.
Etymology
The townland name is an anglicisation of the Gaelic placename "Gort Urlainn" which means 'The Field of the Spear-Shaft'. An alternative mean ...
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Moher
Moher is a townland in the Parish of Tomregan, Barony of Tullyhaw, County Cavan, Ireland.
Etymology
The townland name is an anglicisation of the Gaelic placename "Mothar" which means 'A cluster of trees'. In the 17th century it formed part of C ...
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Mucklagh
Mucklagh is a townland in the Parish of Tomregan, Barony of Tullyhaw, County Cavan, Ireland.
Etymology
The townland name is an anglicisation of the Gaelic placename ''Muclach'' which means 'A place where pigs feed'. The oldest surviving menti ...
,
Mullaghduff Mullaghduff may refer to:
* Mullaghduff, County Cavan
Mullaghduff (Irish: ''Mullach Dubh'') is a townland in the Parish of Tomregan, Barony of Tullyhaw, County Cavan, Ireland.
Etymology
The townland name is an anglicisation of the Gaelic pl ...
,
Mullanacre Lower,
Mullanacre Upper
Mullanacre Upper is a townland in the Parish of Tomregan, Barony of Tullyhaw, County Cavan, Ireland.
Etymology
The townland name is an anglicisation of the Gaelic placename "Mullagh an Acre" which means ‘The Acre of the Summit’. In the 17th ...
,
Mullynagolman,
Rakeelan
Rakeelan is a townland in the Parish of Tomregan, Barony of Tullyhaw, County Cavan, Republic of Ireland, Ireland.
Etymology
The townland name is an anglicisation of the Gaelic placename "Rath Caolain" which is usually given as 'Keelan’s Fort' ...
,
Slievebrickan
Slievebrickan is a townland in the Parish of Tomregan, Barony of Loughtee Lower, County Cavan, Ireland.
Etymology
The townland name is an anglicisation of the Gaelic placename ''Sliabh Bricín'' which means 'The Hill of Saint Bricín'. It der ...
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Snugborough
Snugborough is a townland in the Parish of Tomregan, Barony of Tullyhaw, County Cavan, Ireland.
Etymology
The townland originally formed two divisions, the older Irish names of which were ''Kealloge'' and ''Knockan''. ''Kealloge'' was an Angli ...
,
Sralahan (also called "The Common").
Etymology
The
Dindshenchas
''Dindsenchas'' or ''Dindshenchas'' (modern spellings: ''Dinnseanchas'' or ''Dinnsheanchas'' or ''Dınnṡeanċas''), meaning "lore of places" (the modern Irish word ''dinnseanchas'' means "topography"), is a class of onomastic text in early Ir ...
states that the name Tuaim Drecain is derived from the grave of Regan Anglonnach, one of the
Formorians
The Fomorians or Fomori ( sga, Fomóire, Modern ga, Fomhóraigh / Fomóraigh) are a supernatural race in Irish mythology, who are often portrayed as hostile and monstrous beings. Originally they were said to come from under the sea or the eart ...
-- ''Tell me the famous cause whence Tuaim Regain is named. Brefne, daughter of Beoan mac Bethaig, a brave soldier-woman, fell in conflict for that land with the Children of Ham, with their evil power. Regan of the Children of impious Ham, from the army of strong-smiting Balar, was a warrior of prowess and exploits, whom none could face in equal battle. Regan it was, dangerous beyond dispute, that engaged the combat; he was leader of the retinue of red-armed Oengus mac ind Oc, with all his army. The warrior went his way in good sooth, when he had slain the soldier-woman, to demand an unjust tribute from the hosts of the Gael, though an unrighteous claim. There met him, face to face, unaided, the king's son of the Gael; they fought a stern fight, hard by the rock of Asual's son. The spot where the Fomoir's head was struck off—it was a doughty deed—is called after him Tuaim Regain: I hide not from thee the cause of the name''.
Historical events
The main events in the history of Tomregan as listed in the ancient sources are-
# The killing of Regan, the
Fomorian
The Fomorians or Fomori ( sga, Fomóire, Modern ga, Fomhóraigh / Fomóraigh) are a supernatural race in Irish mythology, who are often portrayed as hostile and monstrous beings. Originally they were said to come from under the sea or the eart ...
, at Tomregan in 1860 BC.
# The Battle of Tuaim Drecain in 1342 BC by the High King
Eochaid Faebar Glas
Eochaid Faebar Glas, son of Conmáel, was, according to medieval Irish legend and historical tradition, a High King of Ireland. His epithet means "blue-green sharp edge". According to the ''Lebor Gabála Érenn'', Geoffrey Keating's ''Foras Feas ...
.
# The murder of the Ulster hero
Conall Cernach
Conall Cernach (modern spelling: Conall Cearnach) is a hero of the Ulaid in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. He had a crooked neck and is said to have always slept with the head of a Connachtman under his knee. His epithet is normally transla ...
in the 1st century BC at ''Áth na Mianna'' (
Ballyconnell).
# The birth of St.
Dallan Forgaill
Dallan is a given name and surname. Notable people with this name include:
* Dallán mac Breasal, 5th century Irish king
* Dallan Forgaill, 6th century Irish saint
* Dallán mac Móre, 8th–9th century Irish poet
* Dallan Muyres
Dallan Muyres ...
, the
Chief Ollam of Ireland
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, in c.
530 AD
# The foundation of the University of Tuaim Drecain by the Synod of Drumceat in
584 AD.
# The brain surgery in 636 on
Cenn Fáelad mac Ailella
Cenn Fáelad mac Ailella (alias Cennfaeladh) (died 679) was an early medieval Irish scholar renowned for having his memory markedly improve and possibly becoming eidetic after suffering a head wound in battle.
Ancestry
He was a member of the C ...
# The Vision of Saint
Bricín
Saint Bricín (c. 590–650; also known as Bricin, Briccine, DaBreccoc, Da-Breccocus) was an Irish abbot of Tuaim Dreccon in Breifne (modern Tomregan, County Cavan), a monastery that flourished in the 7th century.
Túaim Dreccon
The history ...
c. 640.
# The
Irish Rebellion of 1641 deposition concerning ''Knogher mc ffarrell oge o Rely of Tomragin''.
MS 833, fols 217r-218v
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References
External links
A map of Tomregan townlands in Co.Fermanagh
*Old Tomregan maps & Photo
The Tidy Towns of Ireland "Celebrating 50 years"
Tomregan Genealogy Records
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Civil parishes of County Cavan
Civil parishes of County Fermanagh
Townlands of County Cavan