Charles Magauran, the Third, (Gaelic- Cathal Mág Samhradháin) was chief of the
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Clan and
Baron
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or
Lord
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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 ...
barony,
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 ...
including the period 1641 to 1657.
Ancestry
His ancestry was Charles son of
Brian Magauran son of
Feidhlimidh Mág Samhradháin
Feidhlimidh Mág Samhradháin, the Second, (anglicised Felim or Phelim McGovern) d. 20 January 1622, was head of the McGovern dynasty and Baron or Lord of Tullyhaw barony, County Cavan from before 1611 until his death on 20 January 1622.
Ancest ...
(d. 1622) son of Brian son of Tomás (d. 1532) son of Maghnus (d. 1497) son of Tomás Óg (d. 1494) son of Tomás na Feasoige (d. 1458) son of Fearghal (d. 1393) son of Tomás (d. 1343) son of
Brian ‘Breaghach’ Mág Samhradháin
Brian (sometimes spelled Bryan in English) is a male given name of Irish and Breton origin, as well as a surname of Occitan origin. It is common in the English-speaking world.
It is possible that the name is derived from an Old Celtic word mea ...
(d. 1298). His father
Brian Magauran was his predecessor as chief of the clan. Cathal was the eldest son and his younger brothers were Domhnall (anglicised Daniel) Magauran and Feidhlimidh (anglicised Phelim) Magauran.
Chieftainship
On the death of the McGovern chief, his father
Brian Magauran, some time after 1628, Charles took the chieftaincy and lived in
Ballymagauran
Ballymagauran (), historically known in English as Ballymagowran and also sometimes spelled Ballymacgovern or Ballymagovern, is a hamlet and townland in the west of County Cavan in Ireland. Townlands.ie: Ballymagauran Townland, Co. Cavan. http ...
Castle.
1641 Rebellion
Charles joined 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 ...
against British rule and he led the McGovern forces in the wars that followed.
The surviving British settlers later made depositions about the rebels’ activities, some of which mentioned Charles and the other McGoverns.
County Cavan depositions
William Reynolds of ''Lisnaore'' made a deposition about the rebellion in
Lissanover
Lissanover () 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.
Geography
Lissanover is bounded on the north by Keenagh, Templeport and Munlough ...
as follows:
George Butterwick of
Drumlane
Drumlane () is a townland situated near the village of Milltown, area 85.76 hectares (211.93 acres), in County Cavan, Ireland. Drumlane is also the name of the civil parish in which the townland is situated. Saint Columba brought Christianity to ...
parish stated:
Thomas Hedges of
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:
Martin Kilhare of Drumlane made depositions about the rebellion in
Munlough South and
Drumlane
Drumlane () is a townland situated near the village of Milltown, area 85.76 hectares (211.93 acres), in County Cavan, Ireland. Drumlane is also the name of the civil parish in which the townland is situated. Saint Columba brought Christianity to ...
:
Dorothy Ward of Drumlane stated:
Arthur Culme of
Cloughoughter Castle stated, inter alia:
Robert Simmons of
Killeshandra
Killeshandra or Killashandra () is a small town or village and civil parish in County Cavan, Ireland. It is located west of Cavan Town. Killeshandra town has a long record of participation in the National Tidy Towns competition and has won ...
stated:
James Gardiner of Aghabane stated:
Audrey Carrington of Ballyness,
Bofealan
Bofealan () 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.
Geography
Bofealan is bounded on the north by Moher and Mullanacre Lower townland ...
townland stated:
County Leitrim depositions
Ralph Carr of Oughteragh parish stated:
The aforesaid Ralph Carr made a further statement:
Thomas Lewis of Oughteragh parish stated:
Nicholas Ward of
Ballinamore
Ballinamore (, meaning "mouth of the big ford") is a small town in the south-east of County Leitrim in Ireland.
Etymology
, corrupted ''Bellanamore'', means "town at the mouth of the big ford", so named because it was a main crossing (ford) o ...
stated:
George Bowker of
Ballinamore
Ballinamore (, meaning "mouth of the big ford") is a small town in the south-east of County Leitrim in Ireland.
Etymology
, corrupted ''Bellanamore'', means "town at the mouth of the big ford", so named because it was a main crossing (ford) o ...
stated:
Edward Bisphum of Drumreilly stated:
Elizabeth Kiddier of County Leitrim stated:
Mary Carr of Oughteragh stated:
Peter Lewis of
Ballinamore
Ballinamore (, meaning "mouth of the big ford") is a small town in the south-east of County Leitrim in Ireland.
Etymology
, corrupted ''Bellanamore'', means "town at the mouth of the big ford", so named because it was a main crossing (ford) o ...
stated:
Sergeant Scott of the garrison in
Manorhamilton
Manorhamilton () is the second-largest town in County Leitrim, Ireland. It is located on the N16 from Sligo and from Enniskillen.
History
Before the Plantations of Ireland, the settlement was known, and continues to be known in the ...
Castle published a diary in 1645. One entry states:
County Fermanagh depositions
Thomas Leysance of Mackan stated:
Siege of Croaghan and Keilagh
The castles of Croaghan and Keelagh,
Killeshandra
Killeshandra or Killashandra () is a small town or village and civil parish in County Cavan, Ireland. It is located west of Cavan Town. Killeshandra town has a long record of participation in the National Tidy Towns competition and has won ...
belonging to Sir James Craig and Sir Francis Hamilton were besieged by the McGoverns and O'Reillys when the 1641 rebellion started. The inhabitants held out until 15 June 1642 when they surrendered and went to
Drogheda
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. However they occasionally made forays for food during the siege and one of them on 22 April 1642 was made in Tullyhaw when several McGoverns were killed. Dr. Henry Jones relates the incident:
Eleanor Reynolds of
Lissanover
Lissanover () 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.
Geography
Lissanover is bounded on the north by Keenagh, Templeport and Munlough ...
also made a deposition about the siege of Croaghan as follows:
John Simpson of
Killeshandra
Killeshandra or Killashandra () is a small town or village and civil parish in County Cavan, Ireland. It is located west of Cavan Town. Killeshandra town has a long record of participation in the National Tidy Towns competition and has won ...
also made a deposition about the siege of Keelagh:
When Croaghan and Keelagh surrendered, Charles Magauran was one of the signatories to the surrender agreement:
Battle of Benburb
At the Battle of Benburb on 5 June 1646, the McGoverns fought beside
Owen Roe O'Neill
Owen Roe O'Neill ( Irish: ''Eoghan Ruadh Ó Néill;'' – 6 November 1649) was a Gaelic Irish soldier and one of the most famous of the O'Neill dynasty of Ulster. O'Neill left Ireland at a young age and spent most of his life as a mercenary ...
, probably under the leadership of Charles Magauran. His great-great grandson Major Edward Magauran refers to this event in his autobiography wherein he states- "I was born in 1746 at the residence of the M'Gauran family, called from them Balli M’Gauran. It is a market town of some note, wherein four considerable fairs are annually held. During their prosperous days, a stately castle reared its head, adjoining to the town, and was the abode of the Barons, but it was dismantled by order of Oliver Cromwell, and now lies in ruins. My great grandfather having thus involved himself in O'Neil's rebellion, and thereby forfeited his estates, they remained in the Crown till the reign of King James the Second".
Cromwellian confiscations
In 1657 ''A list of the Papist Proprietors names in the County of Cavan, as they are returned in the Civill Surveys of the said County'' gave the names of 20 landowners whose property was confiscated in the 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 ...
. These were Cormock MacBryan MacGowran; Bryan Oge MacGowran; Thomas MacGowran; Ffarrell MacHugh MacMarcus Oge MacGowran; Bryan Oge MacGowran; Daniell MacGowran; Philemy Oge MacGowran; Gilderneve MacGowran; Charles MacGowran; Nicholas O'Gowean; William MacGreame, gent.; William Gryme; Daniell MacGourke; Philip Mac Mullmore O'Rely; Charles O'Rely; Shane Reagh O'Rely; Hugh O'Rely; Owny Sherridan; James Talbott, Esq.
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