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Gubrawully
Gubrawully (Irish derived place name either ''Gob a Raith Bhuailidh'', meaning the 'Headland of the Dairy Fort' or ''Gob an Mhullaigh'', meaning the ‘Headland of the Summit’) is a townland in the civil parish of Kinawley, barony of Tullyhaw, County Cavan, Ireland. Geography Gubrawully is bounded on the west by Altbrean, Altinure, Drumcask and Sralahan (Kinawley) townlands and on the east by Derryrealt, Drumbeagh, Drumcar (Kinawley) and Drumcullion townlands. Its chief geographical features are small hills which rise to 525 feet above sea level, the River Cladagh (Swanlinbar), a mountain trout stream which later joins the River Cladagh (Swanlinbar), small rivulets, forestry plantations and dug wells. Gubrawully is traversed by the regional R200 road (Ireland), the local L1024 road, minor public roads and rural lanes. The townland covers 304 statute acres. History In earlier times the townland was probably uninhabited as it consists mainly of bog and poor clay soils. It was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drumcask
Drumcask (Irish derived place name ''Droim Cásca'', meaning the ‘Ridge of Easter’) is a townland in the civil parish of Kinawley, barony of Tullyhaw, County Cavan, Ireland. It is close to the site of a medieval church in Killaghaduff townland, which might explain the meaning of the name. Geography Drumcask is bounded on the north by Knockranny townland, on the west by Gubrawully, Knockroe (Kinawley) and Sralahan (Kinawley) townlands and on the east by Cornalon and Derryrealt townlands. Its chief geographical features are the River Cladagh (Swanlinbar), small rivulets, river islands, forestry plantations, a gravel pit, spring wells and dug wells. Drumcask is traversed by the local L1024 road, minor public roads and rural lanes. The townland covers 298 statute acres. History In medieval times Drumcask was owned by the McGovern Clan and formed part of a ballybetagh spelled (variously) Aghycloony, Aghcloone, Nacloone, Naclone and Noclone (Irish derived place name ''Áth C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drumcar (Kinawley)
Drumcar (Irish derived place name, ''Droim Cairr'', meaning 'The Ridge of the Rock') is a townland in the civil parish of Kinawley, barony of Tullyhaw, County Cavan, Ireland. Geography Drumcar is bounded on the north by Drumboory and Drumcullion townlands, on the south by Derryvahan townland, on the west by Drumbeagh and Gubrawully townlands and on the east by Derrynacreeve and Drumcanon (Kinawley) townlands. Its chief geographical features are the Owensallagh river which later becomes the Blackwater river which later flows into the River Cladagh (Swanlinbar), mountain streams, forestry plantations and a dug well. Drumcar is traversed by the regional R200 road (Ireland), minor public roads and rural lanes. The townland covers 73 statute acres. History In medieval times Drumcar was owned by the McGovern Clan and formed part of a ballybetagh spelled (variously) Aghycloony, Aghcloone, Nacloone, Naclone and Noclone (Irish derived place name ''Áth Chluain'', meaning ‘The For ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kinawley
Kinawley or Kinawly () is a small village, townland (of 187 acres) and civil parish straddling County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland and County Cavan, Republic of Ireland. The village and townland are both in the civil parish of Kinawley (founded by Natalis of Ulster) in the historic barony of Clanawley, while other areas of the parish are in the baronies of Knockninny in County Fermanagh and Tullyhaw in County Cavan. In th2011 Censusit had a population of 141 people. Kinawley has been twinned with the German Village of Ammerndorf a municipality in the district of Fürth within Bavaria in Germany since 2008 following the county of Fermanagh's "Green and Green alike" campaign assigning each village and town land with a similar counterpart to follow the example of an environmentally friendly living manner. Tullyhaw The part of Kinawley lying in the barony of Tullyhaw comprises the following townlands: Aghaboy (Kinawley); Aghakinnigh; Aghnacally; Altbrean; Alteen; Binkeeragh; ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Altbrean
Altbrean (Irish derived place name ''Alt Bréan'', meaning the 'Smelly Gorge’, so-called because of the decayed vegetation in the swamp at the bottom of the slope) is a townland in the civil parish of Kinawley, barony of Tullyhaw, County Cavan, Ireland. Geography Altbrean is bounded on the north by Tullydermot townland, on the south by Altachullion Lower townland, on the west by Aghnacollia and Commas (Kinawley) townlands and on the east by Altinure, Gubrawully and Sralahan (Kinawley) townlands. Its chief geographical features are hills which rise to 752 feet above sea level, the River Cladagh (Swanlinbar), waterfalls, river swallowholes, a gravel pit, a spring well and dug wells. Altbrean is traversed by the local L1019 road, minor public roads and rural lanes. The townland covers 329 statute acres. History In earlier times the townland was probably uninhabited as it consists mainly of bog and poor clay soils. It was not seized by the English during the Plantation of Ulste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Altinure
Altinure () is a townland in the civil parish of Templeport, County Cavan, Ireland. It lies in the Roman Catholic parish of Corlough and barony of Tullyhaw. Geography Altinure is bounded on the north by Altbrean townland, on the west by Altachullion Lower townland, on the south by Altachullion Upper, Tullynamoltra and Drumbeagh townlands and on the east by Gubrawully townland. Its chief geographical features are a mountain trout stream which later joins the River Cladagh (Swanlinbar); a tributary burn or creek which joins the stream in the south of the townland; forestry plantations and small hills which rise to 160 feet above sea level. Altinure is bisected by the regional R200 road (Ireland)), a minor public road on the south and several rural lanes. The townland covers 265 statute acres. History In earlier times the townland was probably uninhabited as it consists mainly of bog and poor clay soils. It was not seized by the English during the Plantation of Ulster in 1610 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drumcullion
Drumcullion (Irish derived place name, ''Droim Cuilinn'', meaning 'The Ridge of the Holly') is a townland in the civil parish of Kinawley, barony of Tullyhaw, County Cavan, Ireland. Geography Drumcullion is bounded on the north by Drumboory townland, on the west by Derryrealt and Gubrawully townlands and on the east by Drumcar (Kinawley) townland. Its chief geographical features are the hill which the townland is named after, reaching a height of 335 feet, mountain streams, forestry plantations, a spring well and dug wells. Drumcullion is traversed by minor public roads and rural lanes. The townland covers 86 statute acres. History In medieval times Drumcullion was owned by the McGovern clan and formed part of a ballybetagh spelled (variously) Aghycloony, Aghcloone, Nacloone, Naclone and Noclone (Irish derived place name ''Áth Chluain'', meaning ‘The Ford of the Meadow’). The 1609 Baronial Map depicts the ballybetagh as ''Naclone''. In the Plantation of Ulster by grant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sralahan (Kinawley)
Sralahan (Irish derived place name ''Srath Leathan'', meaning ‘The Broad River-Meadow') is a townland in the civil parish of Kinawley, barony of Tullyhaw, County Cavan, Ireland. Geography Sralahan is bounded on the north by Knockroe (Kinawley) townland, on the west by Altbrean and Tullydermot townlands and on the east by Drumcask and Gubrawully townlands. Its chief geographical features are the River Cladagh (Swanlinbar), mountain streams, a dug well and islands in the river. Sralahan is traversed by the L1019 local road, minor public roads and rural lanes. The townland covers 132 statute acres. History In the Cavan Poll Book of 1761, there was one person registered to vote in Sralahan in the Irish general election, 1761 - Thomas Cosby esquire of Curkish. He was entitled to cast two votes. The four election candidates were Charles Coote, 1st Earl of Bellomont and Lord Newtownbutler (later Brinsley Butler, 2nd Earl of Lanesborough), both of whom were then elected Me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derryrealt
Derryrealt (Irish derived place name ''Doire ar Alt'', meaning ‘Oakwood at the Ravine’) is a townland in the civil parish of Kinawley, barony of Tullyhaw, County Cavan, Ireland. Geography Derryrealt is bounded on the south by Drumcullion townland, on the west by Drumcask and Gubrawully townlands and on the east by Borim (Kinawley), Cornalon, Drumboory and Gorteen (Kinawley) townlands. Its chief geographical features are a mountain trout stream which later joins the River Cladagh (Swanlinbar), small rivulets, a gravel pit, spring wells and a dug well. Derryrealt is traversed by minor public roads and rural lanes. The townland covers 233 statute acres. History In medieval times Derryrealt was owned by the McGovern Clan and formed part of a ballybetagh spelled (variously) Aghycloony, Aghcloone, Nacloone, Naclone and Noclone (Irish derived place name ''Áth Chluain'', meaning ‘The Ford of the Meadow’). The 1609 Baronial Map depicts the ballybetagh as ''Naclone''. In th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Census Of Ireland, 1901
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about the members of a given population. This term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common censuses include censuses of agriculture, traditional culture, business, supplies, and traffic censuses. The United Nations (UN) defines the essential features of population and housing censuses as "individual enumeration, universality within a defined territory, simultaneity and defined periodicity", and recommends that population censuses be taken at least every ten years. UN recommendations also cover census topics to be collected, official definitions, classifications and other useful information to co-ordinate international practices. The UN's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), in turn, defines the census of agriculture as "a statistical operation for collecting, processing and disseminating data on the structure of agriculture, covering th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 examination of its soils. He used 'the Scotch system of valuation' and it was a modified version of this that he introduced into Ireland when he assumed the position of Commissioner of Valuation. Tasks in Ireland In 1825 Griffith was appointed by the British Government to carry out a boundary survey of Ireland. He was to mark the boundaries of every county, barony, civil parish and townland in preparation for the first Ordnance Survey. He completed the boundary work in 1844. He was also called upon to assist in the preparation of a Parliamentary bill to provide for the general valuation of Ireland. This Act was passed in 1826, and he was appointed Commissioner of Valuation in 1827, but did not start work until 1830 when the new 6" maps, became ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
R200 Road (Ireland)
The R200 road is a regional road in County Leitrim and County Cavan, Ireland. Going from west to east, the route connects the towns of Drumkeeran, Dowra, Glangevlin and Derrynacreeve. En route it crosses the R207 at Dowra, is joined by the R206 at Glengavlen, passes through the ''Bellavally Gap'' before terminating in Derrynacreeve at the N87 national secondary route.Statutory Instrument 188 of 2006 — Roads Act 1993 (Classification of Regional Roads) Order 2006 ''Irish Statute Book'' (irishstatutebook.ie). Retrieved 2010-08-02. The road is long. Official description The official description of the R200 from the ''Roads Act 1993 (Classification of Regional Roads) Order 2006'' reads (east to west): : ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
River Cladagh (Swanlinbar)
The Cladagh River ( ga, An Chlaideach or "washing river"), Claddagh or Swanlinbar River, is a moderately large river which forms from a number of small streams rising in Commas townland on the south-eastern slopes of Cuilcagh Mountain, County Cavan, and flows through the village of Swanlinbar, before crossing the border into County Fermanagh and eventually flowing into Upper Lough Erne. It is ultra-oligotrophic upstream before gradually becoming oligotrophic and oligo- mesotrophic through its middle and lower reaches. Environment The river is a designated Special Area of Conservation. The vegetation includes ''Ranunculetum fluitantis'', ''Callitriche'' and ''Ranunculus peltatus''. The river contains one of the largest surviving populations in Northern Ireland of the freshwater pearl mussel. The mussels, estimated to be a minimum of 10,000 in number, are confined to a stretch of undisturbed river in the middle section. See also * Rivers of Ireland * List of rivers of North ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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