Drumreilly

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 ...

is situated partly in the baronies of

Carrigallen Carrigallen () is a small village in County Leitrim, Ireland. It is located on the R201 and R203 roads in the east of the county. , the village had a population of 387. Location The village is set between the north and south shores of Town ...

and

Dromahaire Dromahair () is a village in County Leitrim in the northern part of Connacht, the western province in Ireland. Dromahair is 10 km (6 mi) from Manorhamilton and 17 km (10 mi) from Sligo town. Geography Dromahair lies in ...

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and partly in the 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 ...

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Etymology

The name of the parish derives from Drumreilly townland in the parish, which is an Anglicisation of the Gaelic ''Druim Air Belaigh'' meaning 'The Hill-Ridge of the Eastern Road'. The earliest surviving reference to the name is c.800 in the

Martyrology of Tallaght The ''Martyrology of Tallaght'', which is closely related to the '' Félire Óengusso'' or ''Martyrology of Óengus the Culdee'', is an eighth- or ninth-century martyrology, a list of saints and their feast days assembled by Máel Ruain and/o ...

, where it is spelled ''Dromma Airbelaig''.

History

The parish is in an area originally called

Cenel Luacháin The Conmhaicne Luacháin (Conmaicne descended from Luchan) or Cenel Luchain (race of Luchan), were an early people of Ireland, whose tuath comprised the parishes of Oughteragh and Drumreilly, Carrigallen (barony), barony of Carrigallen, in southe ...

inhabited from early times by the

Conmhaícne The Conmhaícne or Conmaicne were a people of early Ireland, perhaps related to the Laigin, who dispersed to various parts of Ireland. They settled in Connacht and Longford, giving their name to several Conmaicne territories. T. F. O'Rahilly's ...

tribe. The reference above in the Martyrology of Tallaght is to a feast day on 15 January referring to the ''Seven bishops of Dromma Airbelaig'', who probably lived in a monastery in the area in early Christian times."Drumreilly and Its Clergy, A.D. 1401-1481" by John D. Seymour, in 'The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland', Seventh Series, Vol. 5, No. 2 (Dec. 31, 1935), pp. 245-253

Townlands

The townlands of Drumreilly civil parish in County Leitrim are: * Achadh * Aghalough * Aghawillin * Aghoo * Annagh Lower * Annagh Upper * Arderry * Ardunsaghan * Aughrim * Boeeshil * Carntullagh * Cleighran Beg * Cleighran More * Coragh * Corduff * Corglass * Corgloghan * Cornacreeve * Cornageeha * Cornaguillagh * Cornamucklagh North * Cornamucklagh South * Corrala * Corralahan * Corraleehan * Corramahan * Corrawaleen * Cortober * Crockawaddy * Crockeen * Cuilmore * Cuilta * Cully * Curraghatawy * Derradda * Derreenageer * Derrinivver * Derrinwillin * Derrygoan * Derrynahona * Doochorran * Drumahira * Drumarigna * Drumconlevan * Drumcoura * Drumcullion * Drumderg * Drumdiffer * Druminalass * Drumlea * Drumnafinnila * Drumnafinnila Barr * Drumreilly * Drumristin * Eden * Fahy * Garadice * Glebe * Gortachoosh * Greaghnafarna * Greaghnaloughry * Gubs * Inishmacgrath * Keelrin * Keenheen * Kilgarriff * Killameen * Killaphort * Kilmore * Kilnacreevy * Knocks * Largandill * Leckan * Leganamer * Lisgruddy * Lislahy * Lisroughty * Mullaghboy * Mullaghmore * Slievenakilla * Sradrinagh * Sradrinan * Sraloaghan * Sranadarragh * Sranagarvanagh * Stroke * Toome * Tullynahaia * Tullynapurtlin * Tullyveacan * Urbal * Urbal Barr * Whiterock The townlands of Drumreilly civil parish in County Cavan are: *

Ardmoneen Ardmoneen () is a townland in the civil parish of Drumreilly, barony of Tullyhaw, County Cavan, Ireland. Geography Ardmoneen is bounded on the north by Moher (Drumreilly) townland, on the west by Doon (Drumreilly) and Garryfliugh townlands and ...

Corraleehanbeg Corraleehanbeg () is a townland in the civil parish of Drumreilly, barony of Tullyhaw, County Cavan, Ireland. Geography Corraleehanbeg is bounded on the north by Garryfliugh townland, on the south by Kilnamaddyroe townland, on the west by Kno ...

* Doon (Drumreilly) * Garryfliugh *

Knockfin Knockfin () is a townland in the civil parish of Drumreilly, barony of Tullyhaw, County Cavan, Ireland. Geography Knockfin is bounded on the west by Curraghnabania and Seltanahunshin townlands and on the east by Corraleehanbeg, Garryfliugh a ...

Moher (Drumreilly) Moher () is a townland in the civil parish of Drumreilly, barony of Tullyhaw, County Cavan, Ireland. Geography Moher is bounded on the south by Ardmoneen townland, on the west by Doon (Drumreilly) townland and on the east by Drumderg, Greaghna ...

References

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