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Laheen (Irish derived place name, Loch Caoin meaning 'The Beautiful Lake' (referring to Patterson’s Lough in the townland).) is a
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in the
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of Killashandra, 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

Laheen is bounded on the north by Makief townland, on the west by Drumcrow North, Drummany and Dunaweel townlands and on the east by Coragh and Derreskit townlands. Its chief geographical features are Patterson’s Lough (which is named after John Patterson of Hill House who owned the townland in the early 19th century), the Cullies River, small streams, a gravel pit, spring wells and a wood. Laheen is traversed by the local L1520 road, minor public roads and rural lanes. The townland covers 241 acres.


History

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 ...
. The 1609
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Map depicts the townland as ''Loghchin''. A grant of 1610 spells the name as ''Loughchinn''. A lease of 1611 spells the name as ''Laghin''. An inquisition of 1629 spells the name as ''Raghin''. The 1652 Commonwealth Survey spells it as ''Laghine''. In the
Plantation of Ulster The Plantation of Ulster (; Ulster Scots dialects, Ulster Scots: ) was the organised Settler colonialism, colonisation (''Plantation (settlement or colony), plantation'') of Ulstera Provinces of Ireland, province of Irelandby people from Great ...
King
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by grant dated 27 June 1610, granted the Manor of Keylagh, which included one poll in Loughchinn, to John Achmootie, a Scottish Groom of the Bedchamber. His brother Alexander Achmootie was granted the neighbouring Manor of Dromheada. On 16 August 1610 John Aghmootie sold his lands in Tullyhunco to James Craig. On 1 May 1611 James Craig leased, ''1 poll of Laghin to Eugene Boy O’Rely''. On 29 July 1611
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and others reported that ''John Auchmothy and Alexander Auchmothye have not appeared at the lands awarded to them. James Craige is their deputy for five years, who has brought 4 artificers of divers sorts with their wives and families and 2 other servants. Stone raised for building a mill and trees felled, a walled house with a smith's forge built, 4 horses and mares upon the grounds with competent arms''. An Inquisition held at Ballyconnell on 2 November 1629 stated that the poll of ''Raghin'' contained six sub-divisions named- ''Dromchroe, Killcryn, Rissin, Gartingallenowtragh, Knockduffe and Leggmoyen''. Sir James Craig died in the siege of Croaghan Castle on 8 April 1642. His land was inherited by his brother John Craig of Craig Castle, County Cavan and of Craigston, County Leitrim, who was chief doctor to both King James I and Charles I. The 1652 Commonwealth Survey states the owner was Lewis Craig and it is described as wasteland. In the Hearth Money Rolls compiled on 29 September 1663 there were two Hearth Tax payers in ''Lacheen- Farrell McKernan and Donogh Baccachan''. Lord John Carmichael (1710–1787), the 4th
Earl of Hyndford Earl of Hyndford was a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1701 for John Carmichael, 2nd Lord Carmichael, Secretary of State from 1696 to 1707. He was made Lord Carmichael and Viscount of Inglisberry and Nemphlar at the same time ...
of Castle Craig, County Cavan, inherited the lands from the Craig estate. In 1758 Carmichael sold the lands to the Farnham Estate of Cavan. The estate papers are now in the National Library of Ireland and those papers mentioning Laheen are at reference numbers MS 41,114 /7; MS 41,114 /17; 21. F. 118/34 and 21. F. 118/42. The 1790 Cavan Carvaghs list spells the townland name as ''Lachin''. The 1825 Tithe Applotment Books list eight tithepayers in the townland. In 1829 a
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was kept in the townland, funded by the Hibernian Sunday School Society. The Laheen Valuation Office books are available for 1837-1838. The 1841 Census of Ireland lists thirty-seven families in the townland.
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 thirteen landholders in the townland. The 1901 Census of Ireland lists seven families in the townland. The 1911 Census of Ireland lists three families in the townland.


Antiquities

# A Ford across the Cullies River


References


External links


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