Cornalon (Irish derived place name ''Corr na Lon'', meaning ‘Round Hill of the Blackbirds’) 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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Kinawley Kinawley or Kinawly () is a small village, townland (of 187 acres) and civil parish straddling County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland and County Cavan, Republic of Ireland. The village and townland are both in the civil parish of Kinawley (founded b ...

, 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 ...

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 ...

Ireland Ireland (, ; ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe. Geopolitically, the island is divided between the Republic of Ireland (officially Names of the Irish state, named Irelan ...

Geography

Cornalon is bounded on the north by Gorteennaglogh townland, on the south by Derryrealt townland, on the west by

Drumcask Drumcask (Irish derived place name ''Droim Cásca'', meaning the ‘Ridge of Easter’) is a townland in the civil parishes in Ireland, civil parish of Kinawley, barony of Tullyhaw, County Cavan, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is close to the s ...

, Gubrimmaddera and Knockranny townlands and on the east by

Furnaceland Furnaceland (English derived place name, meaning "field where the iron was smelted in the furnace") is a townland in the civil parishes in Ireland, civil parish of Kinawley, barony of Tullyhaw, County Cavan, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. The ori ...

and Gorteen (Kinawley) townlands. Its chief geographical features are the hill after which the townland is named which reaches a height of 324 feet, the River Cladagh (Swanlinbar), small rivulets and dug wells. Cornalon is traversed by minor public roads and rural lanes. The townland covers 104 statute acres.

History

In medieval times Cornalon was owned by the McGovern Clan and formed part of a ballybetagh spelled (variously) Aghycloony, Aghcloone, Nacloone, Naclone and Noclone (Irish derived place name ''Áth Chluain'', meaning ‘The Ford of the Meadow’). The 1609 Baronial Map depicts the ballybetagh as ''Naclone''. The townland then formed part of the Crofton estate until the late 19th century. The Crofton Estate papers are in the National Library of Ireland, MS 20,773-20,806 & D 26,886-27,010. The 1821 Census of Ireland spells the name as ''Cornalun'' and states- ''containing 70 acres arable land & 5 acres bog''. The 1825 Tithe Applotment Books spell the name as ''Cornalun''. The 1836 Ordnance Survey Namebooks state- ''lime is procured and is used for building & manure''. The Cornalon Valuation Office Field books are available for August 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 examin ...

lists five landholders in the townland. Cornalon folklore is found in the 1938 Dúchas collection.

Census

In the Census of Ireland 1821 there are seventeen families listed in the townland. In the 1901 census of Ireland, there are four families listed in the townland. In the 1911 census of Ireland, there are four families listed in the townland.''Census of Ireland 1911''
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