Coragh (Irish derived place name, Currach meaning ‘The Moor’.) is a

townland A townland ( ga, baile fearainn; Ulster-Scots: ''toonlann'') is a small geographical division of land, historically and currently used in Ireland and in the Western Isles in Scotland, typically covering . The townland system is of Gaelic orig ...

in the

civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of Parish (administrative division), administrative parish used for Local government in England, local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below district ...

Kildallan Kildallan civil parishes in Ireland, civil parish is situated in the Barony of Tullyhunco, County Cavan, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Etymology The name of the parish derives from Kildallan townland which is an Anglicisation of the Gaelic ''Cill ...

, barony of

Tullyhunco Tullyhunco () is a barony in County Cavan, Ireland. It comprises the civil parishes of Kildallan, Killeshandra and Scrabby. Location Tullyhunco is located in western County Cavan. It borders County Leitrim to the west and County Longford to t ...

County Cavan County Cavan ( ; gle, Contae an Chabháin) is a county in Ireland. It is in the province of Ulster and is part of the Border Region. It is named after the town of Cavan and is based on the historic Gaelic territory of East Breffny (''Bréifn ...

Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...

Geography

Coragh is bounded on the north by

Drumgoohy ''Drumgoohy (Irish derived place name, either Droim gCuaiche meaning 'The Hill-Ridge of the Cuckoo' or Droim Guthaidhe meaning 'The Hill-Ridge of the Voices'.) is a townland in the civil parish of Kildallan, barony of Tullyhunco, County Cavan, Ire ...

townland, on the west by Laheen and

Makief Makief (Irish derived place name, Magh Caoimh meaning ‘The Beautiful Plain’.) is a townland in the civil parish of Kildallan, barony of Tullyhunco, County Cavan, Ireland. It is also called Hill or ‘The Hill’. Geography Makief is bounded ...

townlands and on the east by

Aghabane Aghabane (Irish derived place name, Achadh Bán meaning 'The White Field'.) is a townland in the civil parish of Kildallan, barony of Tullyhunco, County Cavan, Ireland. Geography Aghabane is bounded on the north by Killygowan townland, on the we ...

, Derreskit and Derrindrehid townlands. Its chief geographical features are Coragh Hill which reaches to a height of 269 feet, Patterson’s Lough (which is named after John Patterson of Hill House who owned the townland of Makief in the early 19th century), small streams and a spring well. Coragh is traversed by minor public roads and rural lanes. The townland covers 128 acres.

History

Up until the 1650s, Coragh formed part of the townland of

Disert, Tullyhunco Disert () is a townland in the civil parish of Kildallan, barony of Tullyhunco, County Cavan, Ireland. Geography Disert is bounded on the north by Coolnashinny townland; on the west by Aghabane, Derrindrehid, and Killygowan townlands; on the s ...

and its history is the same until then. A 1629 Inquisition spells the name as ''Corrach'' and ''Disert-Corrogh''. The 1652 Commonwealth Survey spells the name as ''Corgagh''. From medieval times up to the early 1600s, the land belonged to the

McKiernan Clan The surname McKiernan ( ga, Mág Tighearnán), is of Irish origin and is found predominantly in the county of Cavan where it originated. The Irish name is Mág Tighearnán meaning ''the Son of Tighearnán'' and the clan or sept takes its name from ...

. An Inquisition held at Cavan on 10 June 1629 stated that the poll of ''Disert'', owned by Sir Alexander Hamilton, contained two sub-divisions, one of which was named Corrach. It also described the boundary of Disert as- '. The 1652 Commonwealth Survey states the owner was Sir Francis Hamilton. In the Hearth Money Rolls compiled on 29 September 1663 there was one Hearth Tax payer in ''Coragh- Mortagh McKeny''. The 1790 Cavan Carvaghs list spells the townland name as ''Coragh''. Ambrose Leet's 1814 Directory spells the name as ''Coragh''. The 1825 Tithe Applotment Books list seven tithepayers in the townland. The Coragh Valuation Office books are available for April 1838.

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 examinat ...

of 1857 lists six landholders in the townland. The landlord of Coragh in the 19th century was Hugh Wallace.

Census

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

1911 census of Ireland 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 o ...

, there are four families listed in the townland.

Antiquities

# A wooden bridge.

References

External links

The IreAtlas Townland Data Base
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