Corracholia Beg () 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 ...

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 18 ...

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 ...

. It lies in the Roman Catholic parish of

Corlough Corlough () is a Roman Catholic parish situated in the Barony of Tullyhaw, County Cavan, Ireland. It derives its name from Corlough townland, in which the parish church is situate. It formed part of the larger parish of Templeport until 1877 ...

and barony of

Tullyhaw Tullyhaw ( ga, Teallach Eathach) (which means 'The Territory of Eochaidh', an ancestor of the McGoverns, who lived ) is a Barony in County Cavan in the Republic of Ireland. The area has been in constant occupation since pre-4000 BC. Locat ...

. Local pronunciation is Corachuaille.

Geography

Corracholia Beg is bounded on the north by

Tullandreen Tullandreen () 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. The local pronunciation is Tulleanderreen. Geography Tullandreen is bounded on the ...

townland, on the west by Corracholia More townland, on the south by

Clarbally Clarbally () 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 Clarbally is bounded on the north by Corracholia More and Corracholia Beg ...

townland and on the east by Derryvella (Corlough) and Gubnagree townlands. Its chief geographical features are forestry plantations, small streams, and dug wells. Corracholia Beg is traversed by minor roads and rural lanes. The townland covers 85 statute acres.

History

In earlier times the townland was probably uninhabited as it consists mainly of bog and poor clay soils. It was not seized by the English during the Plantation of Ulster in 1610 or in the Cromwellian Settlement of the 1660s so some dispossessed Irish families moved there and began to clear and farm the land. A lease dated 17 September 1816 John Enery of Bawnboy includes ''Corrhollys otherwise Corrihollys otherwise Corraholies otherwise the Correholies''. The Tithe Applotment Books for 1827 list three tithepayers in the townland. The Corracholia Beg Valuation Office Field books are available for September 1839. In 1841 the population of the townland was 35, being 17 males and 18 females. There were six houses in the townland, all of which were inhabited. In 1851 the population of the townland was 25, being 12 males and 13 females, the reduction being due to the Great Famine (Ireland). There were four houses in the townland, all inhabited.

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 four landholders in the townland. In 1861 the population of the townland was 27, being 16 males and 11 females. There were four houses in the townland and all were inhabited. In the 1901 census of Ireland, there are four families listed in the townland, and 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

The chief structures of historical interest in the townland are # A Foot Stick across the stream

References

External links

The IreAtlas Townland Data Base
{{Coord, 54.1378, -7.7525, display=title Townlands of County Cavan