Breandrum (Irish derived place name, either Brea an Droim meaning 'The Fine Hill-Ridge' or Bréan Droim meaning 'The Filthy Hill-Ridge'.) is a

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in the

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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 Dall� ...

, 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 ...

County Cavan County Cavan ( ; ) 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 Northern and Western Region. It is named after the town of Cavan and is based on the hi ...

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Geography

Breandrum is bounded on the east by

Carn, Tullyhunco Carn (Irish derived place name, Carn meaning 'A cairn of stones or a burial-mound'.) is a townland in the civil parish of Kildallan, barony of Tullyhunco, County Cavan, Ireland. Geography Carn is bounded on the north by Ballyhugh and Greaghra ...

townland, on the west by Berrymount,

Clifton, County Cavan Clifton 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 ''Clochán'' which means "A small beehive-shaped st ...

and Killygreagh townlands and on the north by Aghavoher townland. Its chief geographical features are a quarry, a spring well and a dug well. Breandrum is traversed by minor public roads and rural lanes. The townland covers 63 acres.

History

Up until the 19th century, Breandrum formed part of the townland of Killygreagh and its history is the same until then. The 1825 Tithe Applotment Books list four tithepayers in the townland. In 1832 one person in ''Brendrum'' was registered as a keeper of weapons- Phill Kiernan, who had one gun. The Breandrum Valuation Office books are available for April 1838.

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 examin ...

of 1857 lists three landholders in the townland. In the 19th century Breandrum was owned by Captain Bedel Stanford. The Stanford Estate papers are in the

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Census

In the

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

References

External links

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