Carrick East

Carrick East () is a townland in the civil parish of Templeport, County Cavan, Ireland. It lies in the Roman Catholic parish of Templeport and barony of Tullyhaw. It is named Carrick East or Carrick Fisher to distinguish it from Carrick West or Carrick Hassard townland which is in Glangevlin parish.

Geography

Carrick East is bounded on the north by Brackley, Templeport townland, on the west by Killyneary townland, on the south by Bawnboy townland and on the east by Gortnavreeghan townland. Its chief geographical features are Slieve Rushen mountain on whose western slope it lies, mountain streams and forestry plantations. Carrick East is traversed by minor roads and rural lanes. The townland covers 127 statute acres.

History

In medieval times the McGovern barony of Tullyhaw was divided into economic taxation areas called ballibetoes, from the Irish ''Baile Biataigh'' (Anglicized as 'Ballybetagh'), meaning 'A Provisioner's Town or Settlement'. The original purpose was to enable the farmer, who controlled the baile, to provide hospitality for those who needed it, such as poor people and travellers. The ballybetagh was further divided into townlands farmed by individual families who paid a tribute or tax to the head of the ballybetagh, who in turn paid a similar tribute to the clan chief. The steward of the ballybetagh would have been the secular equivalent of the erenagh in charge of church lands. There were seven ballibetoes in the parish of Templeport. Carrick East was located in the ballybetagh of "Balleagheboynagh" (alias 'Ballyoghnemoynagh'). The original Irish is ''Baile Na Muighe Eanach'', meaning 'The Town of the Marshy Plain'). The ballybetagh was also called "Aghawenagh", the original Irish is ''Achadh an Bhuí Eanaigh'', meaning 'The Field of the Yellow Bog').

Up until the 19th century Carrick East was composed of two separate townlands, Carrick and Tonnyneask, when they were then merged into a new townland of Carrick East.

Carrick (pre-1800)

The 1609 Baronial Map depicts the townland as ''Carricar''.National Archives Dublin
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The 1652 Commonwealth Survey lists it as ''Carricke''.

The 1665 Down Survey map depicts the townland as ''Carrick''.Trinity College Dublin
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William Petty's 1685 map depicts it as ''Carik''.

It is unclear whether Carrick was granted to anyone in the Plantation of Ulster. The first mention is in an Inquisition of 1638.

In the Plantation of Ulster by grant dated 29 April 1611, King James VI and I granted ''the town and lands of Gortatowill containing 6 polls, comprising a total of 300 acres at an annual rent of £3-4s., to Mulmore McHugh McFarrall O'Rely, gent''. Mulmore O'Reilly had been dispossessed of his lands in the townland of Aghaweely Lower in the parish of Ballintemple. He was the grandson of the chief of the O'Reilly clan, Fearghal macSeaán, who ruled East Breifne from 1526–1534. His genealogy is ''Maol Mórdha son of Aodh son of Fearghal son of Seaán son of Cathal son of Eóghan na Fésóige''. Mulmore O'Reilly had four sons by his wife Honora- Émonn nglicised as Edmund Hugh O'Reilly (Archbishop of Armagh) (b. 1580, d. 1653), Fearghal and Domhnall. He also had an illegitimate son, Cathaoir. Mulmore died sometime between 1611 and 1637. Émonn had three sons, Aodh (Hugh), Cathal and Brian. An Inquisition held in Cavan Town on 12 September 1638 found that the said ''Edm’ Relly recently of Gortetowell in Co. Cavan, in his life, was seised of a poll of land called Tawnagh, and of a poll called Carrick in said county. The said Edmund died on 29 September 1637. Hugh O’Reyly, his son and heir has reached his maturity and now holds the land from the king in free and common socage. Catherine Newgent, alias Reily, was the wife of the said Edmund and the aforesaid Catherine is dower of the premises.'' Whether Carrick originally formed part of the 1611 grant to Mulmore O'Reilly is unclear. The O'Reillys may have purchased it later as Edmund was the owner in 1637. It then seems to have been sold to the Graham family of Bawnboy as an Inquisition held at Belturbet on 12 June 1661 found that- ' This seems to imply that Carrick belonged to George Graham in 1615 not the O'Reillys, however it may have been an error made by the 1661 Inquisition as an earlier Inquisition held at Cavan on 31 October 1627 found that- ''George Greames was seised as of fee, of 20 polls of land in Co. Cavan and he died 9 October 1624. William Greames, his son and heir, was then 30 years old (born 1594) and unmarried'', but the lands listed in 1627 as belonging to George Graham do not include Carrick.

After the Cromwellian Act for the Settlement of Ireland 1652 the lands in Carrick were distributed as follows-

The 1652 Commonwealth Survey lists the proprietor of ''Carricke''as being ''Mr Thomas Worsopp'' and the tenant being ''William Lawther'', both of whom appear as proprietor and tenant for several other Templeport townlands in the same survey.

In the Hearth Money Rolls compiled on 29 September 1663''The Hearth Money Rolls for the Baronies of Tullyhunco and Tullyhaw, County Cavan'', edited by Rev. Francis J. McKiernan, in Breifne Journal. Vol. I, No. 3 (1960), pp. 247-263 there were three Hearth Tax payers in ''Carricke- Richard Morry, William Morry and John Cooper''.

A grant dated 3 November 1666 was made by King Charles II of England to Sir Tristram Beresford, 1st Baronet which included, inter alia, the lands of ''Carrick''. By grant dated 11 September 1670 from King Charles II of England to said Sir Tristram Beresford, the said lands of ''Carrick'' were included in the creation of a new ''Manor of Beresford''.

A lease dated 23 January 1717 from Morley Saunders to John Enery of Bawnboy includes one pole of land in ''Carrick''.

A deed dated 30 April 1740 by Thomas Enery includes: ''Carrick''.

A lease dated 10 December 1774 from William Crookshank to John Enery of Bawnboy includes the lands of ''Carrick''. A further deed by John Enery dated 13 December 1774 includes the lands of ''Carrick''.

The 1790 Cavan Carvaghs list spells the name as ''Carruck''

Tonnyneask (pre-1800)

The 1609 Ulster Plantation Baronial Map depicts the townland as ''Tawnyyeske'' (Irish- Tamnach Eisc meaning 'The Green Field of the River Channels').

The 1652 Commonwealth Survey lists it as ''Tawnyneaghke and Tawnyneshke''.

The 1665 Down Survey map depicts the townland as ''Tehenesk''.

William Petty's 1685 map depicts it as ''Tonesk''.

On 12 November 1590 Queen Elizabeth I of England granted pardons (No. 5489) to ''Cahill O'Doylane of Tonyaneske, Labourer and Philip Roe O'Doylane of same, horsekeeper'' for fighting against the Queen's forces.

On 25 January 1627 a grant was made of- ''a fourth of a pole of Tannyieske to Thomas Groves, the Rector or Vicar of the parish of Templepurt to hold as glebe land of Templeport Church.'' The said Thomas Groves was the Anglican rector of Templeport parish from 1626 to 1632.

In the Plantation of Ulster by grant dated 26 June 1615, King James VI and I granted, inter alia,- ''3/4 of a poll in Tawny-yeske to Sir George Graeme and Sir Richard Graeme to form part of the Manor of Greame''. An Inquisition held at Cavan on 31 October 1627 found that- ''George Greames was seised as of fee, of 20 polls of land in Co. Cavan, including one poll in Tawnyreske and he died 9 October 1624. William Greames, his son and heir, was then 30 years old (born 1594) and unmarried''.

William Graham took part in the Irish Rebellion of 1641 as appears from the following deposition of William Reynolds of Lissanover-

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'' William Reynolds Jur 6o Apr 1643 Will: Aldrich Hen: Brereton John Sterne: Cavan William Reinolds Jur 6o Apr 1643 Intw Cert fact opy at MS 832, fols 59r-59v'

A history of Richard and George Graham is viewable online at

After the Cromwellian Act for the Settlement of Ireland 1652 the Graham lands in Tonnyeask were distributed as follows-

The 1652 Commonwealth Survey lists the proprietor of ''Tawnyneaghke'' as being ''Lieutenant John Blackforde'' and the tenant being ''William Lawther'', both of whom appear as proprietor and tenant for several other Templeport townlands in the same survey.

Tonnyeask does not appear in the Hearth Money Rolls compiled on 29 September 1663

A lease dated 23 January 1717 from Morley Saunders to John Enery of Bawnboy includes one pole in ''Tawnenesk''.

A lease dated 10 December 1774 from William Crookshank to John Enery of Bawnboy includes the lands of ''Taynynesh''. A further deed by John Enery dated 13 December 1774 includes the lands of ''Tawneynesk otherwise Taynenesk''.

The 1790 Cavan Carvaghs list spells the name as ''Tonnyneask''

Post 1800

A lease dated 17 September 1816 John Enery of Bawnboy includes ''part of the lands of Carrick called the Upper Deer Park otherwise called the Deer Park''.

The Tithe Applotment Books for 1827 list three tithepayers in the townland.

The Carrick East Valuation Office Field books are available for November 1839.

Griffith's Valuation of 1857 lists five landholders in the townland.

Census

In the 1901 census of Ireland, there are three families listed in the townland, and in the 1911 census of Ireland, there is only one family listed in the townland.''Census of Ireland 1911''
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Antiquities

There do not seem to be any structures of historical interest in the townland.

References

External links

The IreAtlas Townland Data Base

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Townlands of County Cavan