Curraghglass, an Anglicisation of the Gaelic, ‘Currach Glas’ meaning ''The Green Moor'', 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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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 ...

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 lies in the Roman Catholic parish of

Glangevlin Glangevlin () is a village in the northwest of County Cavan, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is in the townlands of Gub (Glangevlin) and Tullytiernan, at the junction of the R200 road (Ireland), R200 and R207 road (Ireland), R207 regional roads ...

and 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 ...

Geography

Curraghglass is bounded on the north by Garvalt Lower and

Gub (Glangevlin) Gub, an Anglicisation of the Gaelic, 'Gob', meaning ''The Headland'', 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 Glangevlin and ...

townlands, on the west by

Altshallan Altshallan either Alt Sealáin, meaning ''The Gorge of the Water Channel'' or Alt Sealán meaning the ''Height of the Gallows'' (probably the former), is a townland in the civil parishes in Ireland, civil parish of Templeport, County Cavan, Repub ...

, Carrick West and Knockgorm townlands, on the south by Legatraghta and

Moneensauran Moneensauran () is a townland in the civil parishes in Ireland, civil parish of Templeport, County Cavan, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It lies within the Roman Catholic parish of Glangevlin and barony of Tullyhaw. Geography Moneensauran is bo ...

townlands and on the east by Tullynacross (Glangevlin) townland. Its chief geographical features are the

Owenmore River (County Cavan) The Owenmore River (, meaning "Big River") rises in the Cuilcagh Mountains, in the townland of Dunmakeever, civil parish of Kinawley, Roman Catholic parish of Glangevlin, Barony of Tullyhaw, County Cavan. It then flows in a north-west direction ...

, mountain streams, waterfalls, gravel pits and spring wells. The townland is traversed by minor public roads and rural lanes. The townland covers 175 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 deed by Thomas Enery dated 29 Jan 1735 includes the lands of ''Curraghaglass''. The 1790 Cavan Carvaghs list spells the name as ''Corglass''. The Tithe Applotment Books for 1826 list three tithepayers in the townland. The 1836 Ordnance survey Name books state- ''The soil is of a light blue gravelly nature...two ancient forts, one near the south end and the other near the center of the townland''. The Curraghglass Valuation Office Field books are available for August 1839.

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 fifteen landholders in the townland.

Census

In the

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, there are six families listed in the townland. In the 1911 census of Ireland, there are five families listed in the townland.http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Cavan/Dunmakeever/Curraghglass/ ''Census of Ireland 1911''

Antiquities

# A medieval earthen ringfort. The ‘Archaeological Survey of County Cavan’ (Site No. 491) describes it as- ''Raised circular area (int. diam. 26.6m) enclosed by a low earthen bank and traces of a fosse. Perimeter has been slightly modified and incorporated into the field boundary. Original entrance not recognisable''. # A medieval earthen ringfort. The ‘Archaeological Survey of County Cavan’ (Site No. 492) describes it as- ''Raised circular area (int. diam. 24.7m) enclosed by a substantial earthen bank and remains of a fosse. Stone field boundary has been built against the outer face of the bank at south. Original entrance not recognisable. A small stone enclosure (probably modern) projects from the bank into the interior at north''. # Stone bridges over the river. # Stepping-stones over the rivers. # A foot-bridge over the river.

References

External links

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