Knockmore () is a
townland
A townland (; Ulster-Scots: ''toonlann'') is a traditional small land division used in Ireland and in the Western Isles of Scotland, typically covering . The townland system is of medieval Gaelic origin, predating the Norman invasion, and mo ...
in the
civil parish
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of
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 ...
,
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 ...
,
Ireland
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. It lies in the Roman Catholic parish of
Corlough
Corlough () is a Roman Catholic parish situated in the historical barony of Tullyhaw, County Cavan, Ireland. It derives its name from Corlough townland, in which the parish church is situate. It formed part of the larger parish of Templepo ...
and barony of
Tullyhaw
Tullyhaw (, which means 'the Territory of Eochaidh', an ancestor of the McGoverns, who lived ) is a Barony in County Cavan in Ireland. The area has been in constant occupation since pre-4000 BC. Located in the northwest of the county, it h ...
.
Geography
Knockmore is bounded on the west by
Cornacleigh,
Corlough townland,
Tullytrasna and
Corracholia More townlands, on the north by
Clarbally townland, on the south by
Corratillan townland and on the east by
Muineal and
Tonlegee townlands. Its chief geographical features are the
River Blackwater, County Cavan
The River Blackwater () rises in the Cuilcagh Mountains, in the townland of Gowlan, Parish of Killinagh, Barony of Tullyhaw, County Cavan. It then flows in a south-east direction and ends in Ballymagauran
Ballymagauran (), historically kno ...
, forestry plantations, gravel pits, dug wells and spring wells. Knockmore is traversed by minor public roads and rural lanes. The townland covers 275 statute acres.
The sub-divisions of the townland are called- Mollybwee (Mullach Buidhe = The Yellow Hill-Face); Garry-Aymundhiv (Garraidhe Eamain Duibh = Black Edmund's Garden); Pullyarran (Poll a Ghearain = The Horse-Pool in the River).
History
In the
Plantation of Ulster
The Plantation of Ulster (; Ulster Scots dialects, Ulster Scots: ) was the organised Settler colonialism, colonisation (''Plantation (settlement or colony), plantation'') of Ulstera Provinces of Ireland, province of Irelandby people from Great ...
by grant dated 24 February 1614, King
James VI and I
James VI and I (James Charles Stuart; 19 June 1566 – 27 March 1625) was King of Scotland as James VI from 24 July 1567 and King of England and King of Ireland, Ireland as James I from the union of the Scottish and English crowns on 24 M ...
granted, inter alia, ''one pole of Knockmore to Tirlagh McHugh McBryan Bane O’Reylie.'' Tirlagh O’Reilly was the great-great-great grandson of the chief of the
O'Reilly
O'Reilly () is a common Irish surname. The O'Reillys were historically the kings of East Bréifne in what is today County Cavan. The clan were part of the Connachta's Uí Briúin Bréifne kindred and were closely related to the Ó Ruairc ( ...
clan, Seoan mac Pilib O’Reilly, who ruled
East Breifne
The Kingdom of East Breifne or Breifne O'Reilly (; , ) was an historic kingdom of Ireland roughly corresponding to County Cavan that existed from 1256 to 1607 in Ireland, 1607. It took its present boundaries in 1579 in Ireland, 1579 when East Br ...
from 1392–1400. His genealogy is ''Toirdhealbhach Óg son of Aodh son of Brian Bán son of Conchobhar Óg of Bealach an Fheada son of Conchobhar Mór son of Seaán son of Phillip son of Giolla Íosa Ruadh son of Domhnall son of Cathal na Beithighe''. Tirlagh O’Reilly’s sons were Aodh, Brian and Seaán. The O’Reilly lands in Knockmore were confiscated in the Cromwellian Act for the Settlement of Ireland 1652 and were distributed as follows-
The 1652 Commonwealth Survey spells the townland as ''Knock'' and lists the proprietor as ''Captain Payne'' and the tenant as ''Daniell McConell''.
A deed by Thomas Enery dated 29 Jan 1735 includes the lands of ''Knockmore''.
A deed by John Enery dated 13 December 1774 includes the lands of ''Knockmore''.
The 1790 Cavan Carvaghs list spells the name as Knockmore.
A lease dated 17 September 1816 John Enery of Bawnboy includes ''Knockmore''.
The Tithe Applotment Books for 1827 list twenty-four tithepayers in the townland.
The 1836 Ordnance Survey Namebooks state- ''The townland is bounded on the west and south sides by a large stream.''
The Knockmore Valuation Office Field books are available for 1839-1840.
In 1841 the population of the townland was 110, being 54 males and 56 females. There were seventeen houses in the townland, of which one was uninhabited.
In 1851 the population of the townland was 75, being 40 males and 35 females, the reduction being due to the Great Famine (Ireland). There were sixteen houses in the townland, of which two were uninhabited.
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 twenty-two landholders in the townland.
In 1861 the population of the townland was 83, being 48 males and 35 females. There were sixteen houses in the townland, of which two were uninhabited.
In 1871 the population of the townland was 85, being 46 males and 39 females. There were twelve houses in the townland and all were inhabited. (page 296 of census)
In 1881 the population of the townland was 76, being 41 males and 35 females. There were fourteen houses in the townland, all were inhabited.
In 1891 the population of the townland was 72, being 38 males and 34 females. There were fourteen houses in the townland, all were inhabited.
In the
1901 census of Ireland
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* 19 (number)
* One of the years 19 BC, AD 19, 1919, 2019
Films
* ''19'' (film), a 2001 Japanese film
* ''Nineteen'' (1987 film), a 1987 science fiction film
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* ''Dician ...
, there are seventeen families listed in the townland,
and in the
1911 census of Ireland, there are eighteen families listed in the townland.
Folk tales relating to Knockmore can be found in the 1938 Dúchas folklore collection.
Antiquities
# Stone bridge built c.177
CORLOUGH, CAVAN# The site of Knockmore hedge-school. The Second Report from the Commissioners of Irish Education Inquiry, 1826 lists the headmaster of Knockmore school as Thomas Slevin, a Roman Catholic. There were 47 Roman Catholic pupils of which 32 were boys and 15 girls. The schoolhouse was described as ‘temporary accommodation’
# Stepping Stones across the river
# Corlough Post Office
References
External links
The IreAtlas Townland Data Base
{{County Cavan
Townlands of County Cavan