Knockfin () 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
civil parish
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of
Drumreilly, 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
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.
Geography
Knockfin is bounded on the west by Curraghnabania and
Seltanahunshin townlands and on the east by
Corraleehanbeg,
Garryfliugh and Prabagh townlands. Its chief geographical features are
Sliabh an Iarainn
Sliabh an Iarainn (Irish language, Irish for "iron mountain"), anglicized Slieve Anierin, is a mountain in County Leitrim, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It rises to and lies east of Lough Allen and northeast of Drumshanbo. It is part of the Cu ...
mountain on whose eastern slope it lies, mountain streams, waterfalls, a lime-kiln and dug wells. It is traversed by minor public roads and rural lanes. The townland covers 228 statute acres.
History
The landlord of the townland in the 19th century was the Beresford Estate.
The Tithe Applotment Books for 1834 spells the name as ''Kockfin'' and list three tithepayers in the townland.
The 1836 Ordnance survey Namebooks state- ''The soil is light yellow clay intermixed with sand & limestone, neither of which is quarried or used in any way''.
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 five landholders in the townland.
Census
In the
1901 census of Ireland
Nineteen or 19 may refer to:
* 19 (number)
* One of the years 19 BC, AD 19, 1919, 2019
Films
* ''19'' (film), a 2001 Japanese film
* ''Nineteen'' (1987 film), a 1987 science fiction film
* ''19-Nineteen'', a 2009 South Korean film
* ''Dician ...
, there were seven families listed in the townland.
In the
1911 census of Ireland, there were seven families listed in the townland.
Antiquities
# Stone bridges over the streams
References
External links
The IreAtlas Townland Data Base
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Townlands of County Cavan