Cloncose

Cloncose (Irish derived place name, Cluain Cuas meaning 'The Meadow of the Hollows'). is a townland in the civil parish of Kildallan, barony of Tullyhunco, County Cavan, Ireland. It has a sub-division called Crockanroe (Irish derived place name, Cnocan Rua meaning 'The Small Red Hill') on the northern end.

Geography

Cloncose is bounded on the west by Drumkerril and Glasstown townlands, on the south by Drumcase townland and on the east by Gortnacleigh and Tonyarraher townlands. Its chief geographical features are small streams and spring wells. Cloncose is traversed by minor public roads and rural lanes. The townland covers 86 acres.

History

From medieval times up to the early 1600s, the land belonged to the McKiernan Clan.

The 1609 Plantation of Ulster Map depicts the townland as ''Cloncose''. A government grant of 1610 spells the name as ''Cloncose''. A 1629 Inquisition spells the name as ''Cloncose'' and ''Cloncuiss''. The 1652 Commonwealth Survey spells it as ''Clooncuose''.

In the Plantation of Ulster King James VI and I by grant dated 23 July 1610 granted the Manor of Clonyn or Taghleagh, which included one poll of Cloncose, to Sir Alexander Hamilton of Innerwick, Scotland. On 29 July 1611 Arthur Chichester, 1st Baron Chichester and others reported that- '. An Inquisition held at Cavan on 10 June 1629 stated that the poll of Cloncose contained four sub-divisions named ''Gortnekillefohin, Knockanvisfuit, Gartinnecassaghe and Moneshein''. It also described the boundary of the townland as- '.

The 1652 Commonwealth Survey states the landowner was Sir Francis Hamilton and it was described as wasteland.

The 1790 Cavan Carvaghs list spells the townland name as ''Clonoose''.

The 1825 Tithe Applotment Books list five tithepayers in the townland.

The Cloncose Valuation Office books are available for April 1838.

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

The landlord of Cloncose in the 19th century was Hugh Wallace.

Census

In the 1901 census of Ireland, there are eight families listed in the townland.

In the 1911 census of Ireland, there are three families listed in the townland.

Antiquities

# An earthen fort. The Archaeological Survey of County Cavan states- ''No. 336. Cloncose Fort. Rath. Raised circular area (internal diameter 38.4 metres) enclosed by two substantial earthen banks with outer fosses. The external fosse has been modified and incorporated into the field drainage system. Corresponding breaks in banks with accompanying causeway at north-east represents original entrance''.
# A souterrain in the above fort. The Archaeological Survey of County Cavan states- ''No. 1227. Souterrain at Cloncose Rath. The entrance to the rath is at north-east. Running west from this to the centre of the internal area is a long, shallow depression (length 28.3 metres, width 2.4 metres, diameter 0.3 metres) which may represent the remains of a collapsed souterrain.''.

References

External links

The IreAtlas Townland Data Base

{{County Cavan

Townlands of County Cavan