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Knockateggal
Knockateggal is a townland in the Civil Parish of Tomregan, Barony of Knockninny, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. Etymology The townland name is an anglicisation of the Gaelic placename "Cnoc-a'-tSeagail" which means 'Hill of the Rye'. The oldest surviving mention of the name is in a grant dated 14 October 1612 where it is spelled 'Knockshogill'. Spellings in later documents are- 1613 Knocktegall; 1629 Knocktegall; 1639 Cnottitagill; 1675 Knocktegall and 1751 Knockategal. Geography It is bounded on the north by Gortahurk and Gortaree townlands, on the east by Ummera and Gortmullan townlands and on the south and west by the international border with County Cavan and the Republic of Ireland. Its chief geographical features are the Slieve Rushen mountain on whose eastern slope it lies reaching an altitude of 320 metres above sea-level and some swallow-holes. The townland is traversed by the B127 Border Road to Ballyconnell and some mountain lanes. Knockateggal covers an area ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aughrim, County Cavan
Aughrim is a townland in the Parish of Tomregan, Barony of Tullyhaw, County Cavan, Ireland. Etymology The townland name is an anglicisation of the Gaelic placename ''Each Druim'' which means 'Horse Hill'. The oldest surviving mention of the name is in the Fiants of Queen Elizabeth I (No. 4813) dated 19 January 1586 where it is spelled ''Augherym''. The 1609 Ulster Plantation map spells the name as ''Aghrim''. The 1652 Commonwealth Survey spells it as ''Aghrom''. The 1659 Down Survey map spells it as ''Agharim''. The 1663 Hearth Money Rolls spell it as ''Aghrym''. William Petty's 1685 map spells it as ''Agharin''. The 1790 Cavan Carvaghs list spells the name as ''Aghrim''. Ambrose Leet's 1814 Directory spells the name as ''Aharim''. Geography It is bounded on the north and east by the international border with Fermanagh and Northern Ireland, on the south by Gortawee & Mucklagh townlands and on the west by Snugborough townland. Its chief geographical features are swallow holes, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gortahurk, Tomregan Civil Parish
Gortahurk (), is a townland in the civil parish of Tomregan, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. It was also part of the barony of Knockninny. Etymology The oldest surviving mention of the name is in a grant dated 1620 where it is spelled 'Gortkorky'. Spellings in later documents are 1630 - Gortequirka; 1639 - Gortecorkery; 1659 – Gortecorke and 1675 - Gartnaquorkee. Geography Gortahurk is bounded by the townlands of Tonymore, Gortaree, and Knockateggal and borders County Cavan in the Republic of Ireland to its west. Its chief geographical features are Slieve Rushen mountain on whose eastern slope it lies reaching to an altitude of 359 metres above sea-level and some mountain streams. Gortahurk covers an area of 390 statute acres. History The townland formed part of the ballybethagh of Calvagh in medieval times. As it was a border townland the ownership was contested between the McGovern and Maguire clans. At the time of the 1609 Ulster Plantation the townland was overlooke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gortaree
Gortaree is a townland in the Civil Parish of Tomregan, Barony of Knockninny, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. Etymology The townland name is an anglicisation of the Gaelic placename "Gort a Righ" which means 'The Field of the King'. The oldest surviving mention of the name is in a grant dated 14 October 1612 where it is spelled 'Gortoerie'. Spellings in later documents include Gortery (1620); Gartaree (1629); Gartharee (1643); Gortery (1659) and Gartaree (1675). Geography It is bounded on the north by Aghyoule and Aghintra townlands, on the east by Aghindisert & Derrintony townlands, on the south by Ummera and Knockateggal townlands and on the west by Gortahurk & Tonymore townlands. Its chief geographical features are Slieve Rushen mountain on whose eastern foothills it lies reaching to an altitude of 360 feet above sea-level and some mountain streams. The townland is traversed by the B127 Ballyconnell Road and some minor lanes. Gortaree covers an area of 280 statute ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ummera
Ummera is a townland in the Civil Parish of Tomregan, Barony of Knockninny, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. Etymology The townland name is an anglicisation of the Gaelic placename- "An t-Iomaire" which means 'The Hill-Ridge' (referring to the drumlin hill in the townland). The older placename spellings include the initial 't' but it was dropped by the 1820s. The oldest surviving mention of the name is in a grant dated 14 October 1612 where it is spelled 'Taumory'. Spellings in later documents are- 1630 Tomery; 1639 Temnery; 1675 Tumerie; 1721 Temerie and 1827 Umera. Geography It is bounded on the north by Gortaree townland, on the east by Aghindisert and Drumderg townlands, on the south by Gortineddan townland and on the west by Gortmullan and Knockateggal townlands. Its chief geographical feature is a drumlin hill reaching to 60 metres above sea-level. The townland is traversed by the B127 Border Road to Ballyconnell and the C431 Teemore Road. Ummera covers an area of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gortmullan
Gortmullan, or Gortmullen, is a townland in the Civil Parish of Tomregan, Barony of Knockninny, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. Etymology The townland name is an anglicisation of a Gaelic placename, either ''Gort Mhaoláin'', meaning 'Maolán's Field', or ''Gort Mullán'', meaning 'The Field of the Little Summit'. The oldest surviving mention of the name is in a grant dated 14 October 1612, where it is spelled 'Gortmonylan'. Spellings in later documents are: 1629 Gartmolan; 1639 Gartmullan; 1659 Gorttmoylan; 1675 Gartmullan and 1751 Gortmullan. Ambrose Leet's 1814 Directory spells the name as ''Gortmullen''. Geography It is bounded on the north & west by Knockateggal townland, on the east by Ummera & Gortineddan townlands and on the south by the international border with County Cavan and the Republic of Ireland. Its chief geographical feature is Slieve Rushen mountain on whose eastern slope it lies reaching to an altitude of 270 metres above sea-level. The townland is tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tomregan
Tomregan ( ga, Tuaim Dreagain, ) is a civil parish in the ancient barony of Tullyhaw. The parish straddles the international border between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. The largest population centre in the parish is Ballyconnell, County Cavan. The total area of the civil parish is 10,600 statute acres. Most of Tomregan's constituent townlands are situated in County Cavan while the remainder lie in County Fermanagh. In the Catholic Church, the ecclesiastical parish of Tomregan was split in the early 18th century, with the County Fermanagh townlands being assigned to the parish of Knockninny while the County Cavan townlands were united with the parish of Kildallan. The townlands The Fermanagh townlands in Tomregan civil parish are- Aghindisert, Carickaleese, Cloncoohy, Derrintony, Derryart, Garvary, Gortahurk, Gortaree, Gortineddan, Gortmullan, Knockadoois, Knockateggal, Tonymore and Ummera. The Cavan townlands in Tomregan civil parish are- Agharas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Member Of Parliament
A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with Bicameralism, bicameral parliaments, this term refers only to members of the lower house since upper house members often have a different title. The terms Member of Congress, congressman/congresswoman or Deputy (legislator), deputy are equivalent terms used in other jurisdictions. The term parliamentarian (other), parliamentarian is also sometimes used for members of parliament, but this may also be used to refer to unelected government officials with specific roles in a parliament and other expert advisers on parliamentary procedure such as the Senate Parliamentarian in the United States. The term is also used to the characteristic of performing the duties of a member of a legislature, for example: "The two party leaders often disagreed on issues, but both were excellent parliamentarians and cooperated to get many good things done." ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dúchas
Dúchas, sometimes Dúchas: The Heritage Service, was an executive agency of the Department of Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht and the Islands of the Government of Ireland responsible for Heritage management, including: * natural heritage (including responsibility for the management of national parks and wildlife) * built heritage (including national monuments and historic properties). The agency was established under the Heritage Act 1995 and abolished in 2003 after coming under criticism for restricting development. Its status as an executive agency gave it no separate legal existence and it could be easily abolished without primary legislation, although the abolition was not without controversy. Natural heritage has since been protected by the National Parks and Wildlife Service (initially under the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government). Some other functions, such as the protection of historic monuments, reverted to being part of the Office of Public Works ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Census Of Ireland, 1911
The 1911 Census of Ireland was the last census that covered the whole island of Ireland. Censuses were taken at ten-year intervals from 1821 onwards, but the 1921 census was cancelled due to the Irish War of Independence. The original records of the 1821 to 1851 censuses were destroyed by fire at the Four Courts in Dublin during the Irish Civil War, while those between 1861 and 1891 were possibly pulped during the First World War. All that remained were the 1901 and 1911 census, with the latter put online in 2009 by the National Archives of Ireland. Information collected The census information was recorded on the following forms: *Form A, which was completed by the head of the family *Forms B1, B2, and N, which were completed by the census enumerator Head of the family Form A, which was completed by the head of the family, contained the following information for each person in the home on the night of 2 April: *Name and Surname *Relation to Head of Family *Religious Profe ... [...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] |
Barry Maxwell, 1st Earl Of Farnham
Barry Maxwell, 1st Earl of Farnham PC (Ire) (1723 – 7 October 1800), styled The Honourable Barry Maxwell from 1756 to 1779, was an Irish peer and politician. Background He was the son of John Maxwell, 1st Baron Farnham and Judith Barry. Political career He was Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas between 1741 and 1800, was called to the Irish Bar in 1748 and was appointed a Bencher in 1757. On his brother's death in November 1779, he succeeded as 3rd Baron Farnham, inheriting the Farnham estate. He commissioned James Wyatt, one of the most fashionable architects of the time, to design a new house. These plans are now housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. He was created Viscount Farnham on 10 January 1781, Earl of Farnham on 22 June 1785, and became a Privy Councillor in Ireland on 6 June 1796. From 1756 to 1760 and again from 1768 to 1779, he sat in the Irish House of Commons for Cavan Borough. Between 1761 and 1768, he represented Armagh Borough. Fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
