Corlough () is a

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parish situated in the historical 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 ...

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. It derives its name from Corlough townland, in which the parish church is situate. It formed part of the larger parish of

Templeport Templeport () is a civil parish in the barony of Tullyhaw, County Cavan, Ireland. The chief towns in the parish are Bawnboy and Ballymagauran. The large Roman Catholic parish of Templeport containing 42,172 statute acres was split up in the ...

until 1877 when Corlough was made a separate parish. Birthplace of Francis “Frankie” Curran. Irish Musician for over 50 years in the United States. An ambassador of Irish music supporting to keeping the tradition alive, and aiding to establish East Durham, New York as the “33rd county”.

Etymology

The name of Corlough parish has an unclear derivation. Some references propose it means either 'the hill of the lake' or "the lake of the herons". These are unlikely meanings as there is no lake in the townland. The earliest reference to the townland is in the 1790 list of Cavan townlands where it is spelled "Corclagh", which would be an Anglicization of "Cor Cloch", meaning either 'the stone on the round hill' or "the stony hill". Corlough townland, within Corlough parish, is recorded in the

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as , meaning "hilly place".

Transport

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Thursdays only route 464 ( Carrigallen-

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 ...

Enniskillen Enniskillen ( , from , ' Ceithlenn's island') is the largest town in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. It is in the middle of the county, between the Upper and Lower sections of Lough Erne. It had a population of 14,086 at the 2011 censu ...

) serves Corlough Cross.

Townlands

Townlands in Corlough parish include: Aghnacollia; Altachullion Lower; Altachullion Upper; Altateskin; Altcrock; Altinure; Altnadarragh; Arderry; Ardvagh; Cartronnagilta; Clarbally; Corlough townland; Cornacleigh; Corracholia Beg; Corracholia More; Corrachomera; Corraclassy; Corranierna (Corlough); Corratillan; Cronery; Culliagh; Curraghabweehan; Derry Beg; Derryconnessy; Derry More; Derrynacreeve; Derrynaslieve; Derryvahan; Derryvella (Corlough); Drumbeagh; Drumlaydan; Eaglehill; Garvary (Corlough); Gortnacargy; Gowlan; Greaghnadoony; Gubnagree; Knockmore, County Cavan; Lannanerriagh; Leitra, Corlough; Moneynure; Muineal; Owencam; Prospect, Corlough; Scrabby, Corlough;

Tawnagh Tawnagh () is a townland in the civil parish of Templeport, County Cavan, Ireland. It lies in the Roman Catholic parish of Corlough and barony of Tullyhaw. Geography Tawnagh is bounded on the west by Derrynacreeve, Derryvahan and Scrabby, C ...

;

Teeboy Teeboy () is a townland in the civil parishes in Ireland, civil parish of Templeport, County Cavan, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It lies in the Roman Catholic parish of Corlough and barony of Tullyhaw. The local pronunciation is ''Tubwee''. Geo ...

; Tirnawannagh; Tonlegee;

Torrewa Torrewa () is a townland in the civil parish of Templeport, County Cavan, Ireland. It lies in the Roman Catholic parish of Corlough and barony of Tullyhaw. Geography Torrewa is bounded on the west by Drumlaydan townland and on the east by B ...

; Tullandreen; Tullybrack; Tullyloughfin; Tullynaconspod; Tullynamoltra; Tullytrasna; Tullyveela; Tullywaum;

References

Geography of County Cavan {{Cavan-geo-stub