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Evlagh Beg (Irish derived place name, Aibhleach Beag meaning 'The Small Place of Fires' (possibly from lime-burning).) 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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of
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 Dallà ...
, 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 ...
,
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,
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.


Geography

Evlagh Beg is bounded on the west by Greaghacholea townland, on the east by
Evlagh More Evlagh More (Irish derived place name, Aibhleach MĂłr meaning 'The Big Place of Fires' (possibly from lime-burning).) is a townland in the civil parish of Kildallan, barony of Tullyhunco, County Cavan, Ireland. Geography Evlagh More is bounded ...
townland, on the south by
Drumlarah Drumlarah (Irish derived place name, either Droim Leath Rátha meaning 'The Hill-Ridge of the Half-Fort' or Droim Láthrach meaning 'The Hill-Ridge of the House-Site' or Droim Lárach meaning 'The Hill-Ridge of the Mare'.) is a townland in the ci ...
and
Killygorman Killygorman (Irish derived place name, Coill Uí Ghormáin meaning 'The Wood of O’Gorman') is a townland in the civil parish of Kildallan, barony of Tullyhunco, County Cavan, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Geography Killygorman is bounded on th ...
townlands and on the north by
Cornacrum Cornacrum (Irish derived place name, Corr na Croma meaning 'The Round Hill of the Plague or the Stooping'.) is a townland in the civil parish of Kildallan, barony of Tullyhunco, County Cavan, Ireland. Geography Cornacrum is bounded on the west b ...
and Mullaghmore, Tullyhunco townlands. Its chief geographical features are small streams, a quarry, a spring well and forestry plantations. Evlagh Beg is traversed by minor public roads and rural lanes. The townland covers 166 acres.


History

The 1609
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Baronial map depicts the townland as ''Eyulagh''. A
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grant dated 1611 spells the name as ''Evelagh''. The 1641 Depositions spell the name as ''Leuella''. 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 ...
. In the
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by grant dated 16 August 1611, King
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granted, inter alia, Evelagh to Thomas Jones-''Evelagh to Thomas Johnes, gentleman''. At Cavan, on 26 July 1642, the aforesaid Thomas Jones and his son William Jones gave the names of rebel leaders in the Cavan
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, including, inter alia, ''Laighlen mac Torlough McKernan of Leuella, James mac Laighlen McKernan of same and Hugh mac Laighlen McKernan of same''. They also stated- . In a further deposition dated 26 July 1642, the said Thomas Jones of Drumminnion,
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 Dallà ...
parish stated- . In the Hearth Money Rolls compiled on 29 September 1663 there was one Hearth Tax payer in ''Eulaghbegg- Brian McKernan''. In the Cavan Poll Book of 1761, there were two people registered to vote in ''Evelagh Beg'' in the
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- Alexander Faires and David Fairis. Each was entitled to cast two votes. The four election candidates were
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and Lord Newtownbutler (later
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), both of whom were then elected Member of Parliament for
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. The losing candidates were
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of
Ballyconnell Ballyconnell () is a town in County Cavan, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is situated on the N87 road (Ireland), N87 national secondary road at the junction of four townlands: Annagh, County Cavan, Annagh, Cullyleenan, Doon (Tomregan) and Der ...
and
Barry Maxwell, 1st Earl of Farnham Barry Maxwell, 1st Earl of Farnham PC (Ire) (1723 – 7 October 1800), styled The Honourable Barry Maxwell from 1756 to 1779, was an Irish peer and politician. He succeeded as the 3rd Baron Farnham in 1779, and was later created the 1st Visco ...
. Absence from the poll book either meant a resident did not vote or more likely was not a freeholder entitled to vote, which would mean most of the inhabitants of Evlagh Beg. The townland formed part of the Farnham estate in the 19th century. The estate papers are now in the National Library of Ireland and those papers mentioning Evlagh Beg are at reference 21. F. 118/40 and 21. F. 118/41. The 1790 Cavan Carvaghs list spells the name as ''Eulagh-beg''. Ambrose Leet's 1814 Directory spells the name as ''Evlagh''. In the 1825 Registry of Freeholders for County Cavan there was one freeholder registered in ''Evelagh-beg'': Thomas Crawford. He was a
Forty-shilling freeholders Forty-shilling freeholders were those who had the parliamentary franchise to vote by virtue of possessing freehold property, or lands held directly of the king, of an annual rent of at least forty shillings (i.e. ÂŁ2 or 3 marks), clear of all ...
holding a lease for lives from his landlord, Lord Farnha

The Tithe Applotment Books 1823-1837 list four tithepayers in the townland. The 1836 Ordnance Survey Namebooks state- ''The soil is good intermixed with limestone which is burned and sold in Killyshandra at 10d per barrell''. The Evlagh Beg Valuation Office books are available for May 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 ...
of 1857 lists twelve landholders in the townland.


Census

In the
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, there were six families listed in the townland. In the 1911 census of Ireland, there were four families listed in the townland.


Antiquities

# A lime kiln


References


External links


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