Cornaclea (Irish derived place name, Corr na Cléithe meaning 'The Round-Hill of the Palisade'.) is a

townland A townland (; Ulster-Scots: ''toonlann'') is a traditional small land division used in Ireland and in the Western Isles of Scotland, typically covering . The townland system is of medieval Gaelic origin, predating the Norman invasion, and mo ...

in the

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Kildallan Kildallan is a civil parish in the historical barony of Tullyhunco, County Cavan, Ireland. Etymology The name of the parish derives from Kildallan townland which is an Anglicisation of the Gaelic ''Cill Dalláin'' meaning the 'Church of Dall� ...

, 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 ...

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 ...

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. It is also called Tawlagh (Irish derived place name, Tamhlacht meaning ‘The Plague-Grave’).

Geography

Cornaclea is bounded on the north by Drummully East townland, on the west by

Coolnashinny Coolnashinny (; The Corner of the Foxes) is a townland in the civil parish of Kildallan in the barony of Tullyhunco, County Cavan, Ireland. It is also known as Croaghan (, resembling hay). The townland was besieged during the Irish Rebellion of 1 ...

and Shancroaghan townlands and on the east by Derrygid townland. Its chief geographical features are Dumb Lough, Town Lake, the Castle River and small streams. Cornaclea is traversed by minor public roads and rural lanes. The townland covers 63 acres.

History

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

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

. The 1609

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Map depicts the townland as ''Taulaght''. A government grant of 1610 spells the name as ''Towlaght''. A 1629 Inquisition spells the name as ''Tawlaght'' and ''Carclea''. The 1652 Commonwealth Survey spells the name as ''Tawlaght''. In the

King

James VI and I James VI and I (James Charles Stuart; 19 June 1566 – 27 March 1625) was King of Scotland as James VI from 24 July 1567 and King of England and King of Ireland, Ireland as James I from the union of the Scottish and English crowns on 24 M ...

by grant dated 23 July 1610 granted the Manor of Clonyn or Taghleagh, which included one poll of Towlaght, to Sir Alexander Hamilton of

Innerwick Innerwick () is a coastal civil parish and small village, which lies in the east of East Lothian, from Dunbar and approximately from Edinburgh. Name The name Innerwick is of Anglo-saxon origin and means inland farm or dwelling place. It was ...

, Scotland. On 29 July 1611

Arthur Chichester, 1st Baron Chichester Arthur Chichester, 1st Baron Chichester (May 1563 – 19 February 1625), known between 1596 and 1613 as Sir Arthur Chichester, of Carrickfergus in Ireland, was an English administrator and soldier who served as Lord Deputy of Ireland from 1605 ...

and others reported that- '. An Inquisition held at Cavan on 10 June 1629 stated that the poll of Tawlaght contained four sub-divisions named ''Coulnahinsin, Carclea, Curragh and Coulnemuckelagh''. It also described the boundary of the townland as- '. The 1652 Commonwealth Survey lists the owner as Sir Francis Hamilton. The 1790 Cavan Carvaghs list spells the townland name as ''Tawlagh''. The 1825 Tithe Applotment Books list one tithepayer in the townland. The Cornaclea Valuation Office books are available for April 1838. There is an estate map and detailed description of Cornaclea in 1849.

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 examin ...

of 1857 lists one landholder in the townland. The landlord of Cornaclea in the 19th century was James Hamilton.

Census

In the

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, there is one family listed in the townland. In the 1911 census of Ireland, there is one family listed in the townland.

References

External links

The IreAtlas Townland Data Base
{{County Cavan Townlands of County Cavan