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Aghnacreevy
Aghnacreevy (Irish derived place name, either Achadh na Craoibhe meaning 'The Field of the Wide-Branching Tree' or Áth na Craoibhe meaning 'The Ford of the Wide-Branching Tree'.) is a townland in the civil parish of Kildallan, barony of Tullyhunco, County Cavan, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Geography Aghnacreevy is bounded on the north by Drumminnion townland, on the west by Drumlarah and Evlagh More townlands, on the south by Mullaghdoo, Cavan townland and on the east by Mackan townland. Its chief geographical features are Mullaghdoo Lough, the Rag River, small streams, a marsh, spring wells and a wood. Aghnacreevy is traversed by minor public roads and rural lanes. The townland covers 240 acres. History From medieval times up to the early 1600s, the land belonged to the McKiernan Clan. The 1609 Plantation of Ulster Map depicts the townland as ''Aghnacrivie''. A grant of 1610 spells the name as ''Aghnacriny''. A lease of 1611 spells the name as ''Aghadruvie''. An inquisit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rag River
The Rag River is a river in County Cavan, Ireland. It rises in Mullaghdoo Lough, in the townland of Aghnacreevy, parish of Kildallan, and flows in a north-easterly direction through the lakes of Clonty Lough, Togher Lough, Lough Rud, Aghavoher Lough, Killywilly Lough, Cuillaghan Lough, Tomkinroad Lough, Lough Tee Lower and Corraback Lough. It discharges into the Shannon–Erne Waterway in the townland of Corraback. It has a fish population of pike, bream, rudd, roach, gudgeon and perch. Archaeological finds in the river include dugout canoes, socketed bronze axes and Irish elk The Irish elk (''Megaloceros giganteus''), also called the giant deer or Irish deer, is an extinct species of deer in the genus '' Megaloceros'' and is one of the largest deer that ever lived. Its range extended across northern Eurasia during th ... antlers. The structures of interest along the river include Ardlougher Bridge, Greenville Corn Mill, Togher Bridge, Cranaghan Bridge, Killywilly Cavan & Le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evlagh More
Evlagh More (Irish derived place name, Aibhleach Mór meaning 'The Big Place of Fires' (possibly from lime-burning).) is a townland in the civil parish of Kildallan, barony of Tullyhunco, County Cavan, Ireland. Geography Evlagh More is bounded on the west by Evlagh Beg townland, on the east by Aghnacreevy and Drumminnion townlands, on the south by Drumlarah townland and on the north by Cornacrum townland. Its chief geographical features are the Rag River, small streams and forestry plantations. Evlagh More is traversed by minor public roads and rural lanes. The townland covers 139 acres. History The 1609 Plantation of Ulster Baronial map depicts the townland as ''Eyulagh''. A Plantation of Ulster grant dated 1611 spells the name as ''Evelagh''. The 1641 Depositions spell the name as ''Leuella''. The 1652 Commonwealth Survey spells the townland as ''Evlaghmore''. The 1665 Down Survey map depicts it as ''Euelaghmore''. William Petty's map of 1685 depicts it as ''Erelaghmore'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drumlarah
Drumlarah (Irish derived place name, either Droim Leath Rátha meaning 'The Hill-Ridge of the Half-Fort' or Droim Láthrach meaning 'The Hill-Ridge of the House-Site' or Droim Lárach meaning 'The Hill-Ridge of the Mare'.) is a townland in the civil parish of Kildallan, barony of Tullyhunco, County Cavan, Ireland. Geography Drumlarah is bounded on the west by Evlagh Beg and Killygorman townlands, on the east by Aghnacreevy and Mullaghdoo, Cavan townlands, on the south by Drummany and Tonaloy townlands and on the north by Evlagh More townland. Its chief geographical features are small streams, forestry plantations and spring wells. Drumlarah is traversed by the regional R199 road (Ireland), minor public roads and rural lanes. The townland covers 193 acres,. History The Ulster Plantation Baronial map of 1609 depicts the name as ''Dromlara''. The Ulster Plantation grants of 1611 spell the townland name as ''Dromlare''. A 1615 lease spells the name as ''Dromlara''. A 1629 inq ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mullaghdoo, Cavan
Mullaghdoo (Irish derived place name, Mullach Dubh meaning 'The Black Summit') is a townland in the civil parish of Kildallan, barony of Tullyhunco, County Cavan, Ireland. Geography Mullaghdoo is bounded on the west by Drumlarah and Drummany townlands, on the east by Drumbinnis, Drumgoohy and Mackan townlands, on the south by Makief townland and on the north by Aghnacreevy townland. Its chief geographical features are Mullaghdoo Hill which rises to 334 feet, Mullaghdoo Lough, small streams and spring wells. Mullaghdoo is traversed by the regional R199 road (Ireland), minor public roads and rural lanes. The townland covers 272 acres. History The Ulster Plantation Baronial map of 1609 depicts the name as ''Mollaghdoue''. A 1610 grant spells it as ''Molaghdone''. A 1611 lease spells it as ''Nullaghdow''. A 1630 inquisition spells the name as ''Mullaghduffe''. The 1641 Depositions spell the name as ''Mullaighduffe''. The 1652 Commonwealth Survey spells the townland as ''Mullag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kildallan
Kildallan is a civil parish in the historical 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 Forgaill'. The earliest surviving reference to the name is for the year 1475 in the 'Calendar of Papal Registers Relating To Great Britain and Ireland: Volume 13, 1471-1484', where it is spelled ''Kylldallan''. Another mention is in the Life of Saint Máedóc of Ferns complied 1536, where it is spelled as ''Cill Dalláin''. Townlands The townlands of Kildallan civil parish are Aghabane; Aghaweenagh; Aghnacreevy; Ardlougher; Bellaheady or Rossbressal; Bocade Glebe; Breandrum; Callaghs; Carn; Claragh; Claraghpottle Glebe; Cloncose; Clonkeen; Clontygrigny; Clooneen; Coolnashinny or Croaghan; Coragh; Cormeen; Cornaclea or Tawlagh; Cornacrum; Cornahaia; Cornasker; Derrinlester; Disert; Doogary; Dring; ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drumminnion
Drumminnion (Irish derived place name, Droim Mionnáin meaning 'The Hill-Ridge of the Kid-Goat') is a townland in the civil parish of Kildallan, barony of Tullyhunco, County Cavan, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Geography Drumminnion is bounded on the west by Cornacrum and Evlagh More townlands, on the east by Clonkeen and Mackan townlands, on the south by Aghnacreevy townland and on the north by Dring townland. Its chief geographical features are the Rag River, small streams and spring wells. Drumminnion is traversed by minor public roads and rural lanes. The townland covers 124 acres. History The 1609 Plantation of Ulster Baronial map depicts the townland as ''Drominon''. Plantation of Ulster grants dated 1611 spell the name as ''Drominon'' and ''Dromynan''. A 1629 Inquisition spells the name as ''Dromyna''. The 1641 Depositions spell the name as ''Drominan''. The 1652 Commonwealth Survey spells the name as ''Drominone''. From medieval times up to the early 1600s, the land bel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mackan
Mackan (Irish derived place name, Meacan meaning 'The Field of Carrots'.) is a townland in the civil parish of Kildallan, barony of Tullyhunco, County Cavan, Ireland. Geography Mackan is bounded on the north by Clonkeen and Drumminnion townlands, on the west by Aghnacreevy townland, on the south by Drumbinnis and Mullaghdoo, Cavan townlands and on the east by Keilagh townland. Its chief geographical features are Mullaghdoo Lough, a fish pond, small streams, spring wells and a wood. Mackan is traversed by minor public roads and rural lanes. The townland covers 179 acres. History From medieval times up to the early 1600s, the land belonged to the McKiernan Clan. The 1609 Plantation of Ulster Map depicts the townland as ''Mackan''. A grant of 1610 spells the name as ''Markan''. A lease of 1611 spells the name as ''Mockane''. An inquisition of 1629 spells the name as ''Mackan''. The 1652 Commonwealth Survey spells it as ''Macken''. In the Plantation of Ulster King James VI and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cavan County
County Cavan ( ; ) is a county in Ireland. It is in the province of Ulster and is part of the Northern and Western Region. It is named after the town of Cavan and is based on the historic Gaelic territory of East Breffny (''Bréifne''). Cavan County Council is the local authority for the county, which had a population of 81,704 at the 2022 census. Geography Cavan borders six counties: Leitrim to the west, Fermanagh to the north, Monaghan to the north-east, Meath to the south-east, Longford to the south-west and Westmeath to the south. Cavan shares a border with County Fermanagh in Northern Ireland. Cavan is the 19th largest of the 32 counties in area and the 25th largest by population. The county is part of the Northern and Western Region, a NUTS II area, and in that region, is part of the Border strategic planning area, a NUTS III entity. The county is characterised by drumlin countryside dotted with many lakes and hills. The north-western area of the county is sparsely p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
