Ardmoneen () 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

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of Drumreilly, 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 ...

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

Ardmoneen is bounded on the north by Moher (Drumreilly) townland, on the west by Doon (Drumreilly) and Garryfliugh townlands and on the east by Drumderg townland. Its chief geographical features are

Sliabh an Iarainn Sliabh an Iarainn (Irish language, Irish for "iron mountain"), anglicized Slieve Anierin, is a mountain in County Leitrim, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It rises to and lies east of Lough Allen and northeast of Drumshanbo. It is part of the Cu ...

mountain on whose eastern slope it lies, reaching a height of 1,295 feet, forestry plantations, a wood, waterfalls, mountain streams, spring wells and dug wells. Ardmoneen is traversed by minor public roads and rural lanes. The townland covers 378 statute acres.

History

The

Battle of Magh Slecht The Battle of Magh Slécht took place at Magh Slécht in Ireland in 1256. The battle was part of a wider conflict between the O'Rourke rulers of Breifne and their traditional O'Reilly vassals over control of the kingdom. Both sides were assis ...

took place in the townland in 1256 between the O’Rourkes and the O’Reillys. Dead bodies from the battle are sometimes discovered buried in the townland. The landlord of Ardmoneen in the 19th century was the Beresford Estate. A map of the Beresford estate drawn in 1831 spells the name as ''Ardmoneen''. The Tithe Applotment Books for 1834 list fifteen tithepayers in the townland.

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 thirty landholders in the townland. The 1913 Ordnance Survey map enlarged Ardmoneen by adding some of the land adjoining on the north side which had belonged to Moher townland in the 1836 OS map.

Census

In the

1901 census of Ireland Nineteen or 19 may refer to: * 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 * ''19-Nineteen'', a 2009 South Korean film * ''Dician ...

, there were seventeen families listed in the townland. In the 1911 census of Ireland, there were twenty families listed in the townland.

Antiquities

# Stepping stones over the streams. # Stone bridges over the streams # A foot-bridge over the stream. # Ardmoneen National School, Roll No. 9724. In 1874 there were two teachers, both Roman Catholics, receiving total annual salary of £38. There were 127 pupils, 69 boys and 58 girls. In 1886 there were two teachers, both Roman Catholics, receiving total annual salary of £78-17s-1d. There were 121 pupils, 62 boys and 59 girls. In 1890 there were 104 pupils. The pupils recorded local folklore in the Dúchas collection 1938.

References

External links

The IreAtlas Townland Data Base
{{Coord, 54.07514, -7.810271, display=title Townlands of County Cavan