Mullaghdoo, Cavan
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Mullaghdoo (Irish derived place name, Mullach Dubh meaning 'The Black Summit') is a
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in the
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of Kildallan, 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 ...
,
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,
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Geography

Mullaghdoo is bounded on the west by
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 ci ...
and Drummany townlands, on the east by Drumbinnis, Drumgoohy and Mackan townlands, on the south by Makief townland and on the north by
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 Tullyh ...
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) The R199 road is a Regional road (Ireland), regional road in Republic of Ireland, Ireland linking the R198 road (Ireland), R198 and R202 road (Ireland), R202 roads in Counties County Cavan, Cavan and County Leitrim, Leitrim. It is a key road fo ...
, 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 ''Mullaghduffe''. From medieval times up to the early 1600s, the land belonged to the
McKiernan Clan The surname McKiernan (), is of Irish origin and is found predominantly in County Cavan where it originated. The Irish name is Mág Tighearnán meaning ''the Son of Tighearnán'' and the clan or sept takes its name from one Tighearnán who lived ...
. In the
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in 1609 the lands of the McKiernans were confiscated, but some were later regranted to them. In the
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King
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by grant dated 27 June 1610, granted the Manor of Keylagh, which included one poll in Molaghdone, to John Achmootie, a Scottish Groom of the Bedchamber. His brother Alexander Achmootie was granted the neighbouring Manor of Dromheada. On 29 July 1611
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and others reported that ''John Auchmothy and Alexander Auchmothye have not appeared at the lands awarded to them. James Craige is their deputy for five years, who has brought 4 artificers of divers sorts with their wives and families and 2 other servants. Stone raised for building a mill and trees felled, a walled house with a smith's forge built, 4 horses and mares upon the grounds with competent arms''. On 1 May 1611 the aforesaid James Craig leased, inter alia, ''1 poll of Nullaghdow to Corhonogho McKernan''. Corhonogho McKernan must have sold his leasehold interest to his chief Brian McKiernan as on 14 March 1630, an Inquisition of King
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held in
Cavan Cavan ( ; ) is the county town of County Cavan in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. The town lies in Ulster, near the border with County Fermanagh in Northern Ireland. The town is bypassed by the main N3 road (Ireland), N3 road that links Dublin ( ...
Town stated that ''Brian bane McKiernan'' ( Brian Bán Mág Tighearnán, the chief of the McKiernan clan from 1588 to 1622) died on September 4, 1622, and his lands (probably a leasehold rather than the freehold) comprising seven poles and three pottles in Clonkeen, Clontygrigny, Cornacrum, Derrinlester, Dring, Killygorman, Kiltynaskellan and Mullaghdoo, Cavan went to his nearest relatives. The most likely inheritors being Cahill, son of Owen McKiernan; Brian, son of Turlough McKiernan and Farrell, son of Phelim McKiernan, all aged over 21 and married. In the
Irish Rebellion of 1641 The Irish Rebellion of 1641 was an uprising in Kingdom of Ireland, Ireland, initiated on 23 October 1641 by Catholic gentry and military officers. Their demands included an end to anti-Catholic discrimination, greater Irish self-governance, and ...
the rebels occupied the townland. In the 1641 Rebellion Depositions for County Cavan, Thomas Jones of Drumminnion townland and his son William Jones gave the names of rebel leaders in the Cavan
Irish Rebellion of 1641 The Irish Rebellion of 1641 was an uprising in Kingdom of Ireland, Ireland, initiated on 23 October 1641 by Catholic gentry and military officers. Their demands included an end to anti-Catholic discrimination, greater Irish self-governance, and ...
, including, ''Farrell Og McKiernan of Mullaighduffe, Turlogh McFarrell McKiernan of same, Owen McFarrell McKiernan of same, Patrick McIlmartin of same and Hugh McIlmartin of same''. Sir James Craig died in the siege of Croaghan Castle on 8 April 1642. His land was inherited by his brother John Craig of Craig Castle, County Cavan and of Craigston, County Leitrim, who was chief doctor to both King James I and Charles I. After the
Irish Rebellion of 1641 The Irish Rebellion of 1641 was an uprising in Kingdom of Ireland, Ireland, initiated on 23 October 1641 by Catholic gentry and military officers. Their demands included an end to anti-Catholic discrimination, greater Irish self-governance, and ...
concluded, the rebels vacated the land and the 1652 Commonwealth Survey lists the townland as belonging to Lewis Craig. In the Hearth Money Rolls compiled on 29 September 1663 there were two Hearth Tax payers in ''Mullaghdufe- Brian McKernan and Derby Clancy''. The 1790 Cavan Carvaghs list spells the townland name as ''Mullaghduff''. In the 19th century the townland belonged to the Farnham Estate of Cavan. The estate papers are now in the National Library of Ireland and those papers mentioning Mullaghdoo are at reference numbers 21. F. 118/43; 21. F. 118/44 and 21. F. 118/45. In the 1825 Registry of Freeholders for County Cavan there was one freeholder registered in ''Mulladuff'': Edward Martin. He was a
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holding a lease for lives from his landlord, James S. Flemin

The Tithe Applotment Books for 1827 list nine tithepayers in the townland. The Mullaghdoo 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 ten landholders in the townland.


Census

In the 1901 census of Ireland, there were nine families listed in the townland. In the 1911 census of Ireland, there were eight families listed in the townland.


References


External links


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