Makief (Irish derived place name, Magh Caoimh meaning ‘The Beautiful Plain’.) is a

townland A townland ( ga, baile fearainn; Ulster-Scots: ''toonlann'') is a small geographical division of land, historically and currently used in Ireland and in the Western Isles in Scotland, typically covering . The townland system is of Gaelic orig ...

in the

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 ...

Kildallan Kildallan civil parishes in Ireland, civil parish is situated in the Barony of Tullyhunco, County Cavan, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Etymology The name of the parish derives from Kildallan townland which is an Anglicisation of the Gaelic ''Cill ...

, 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 t ...

County Cavan County Cavan ( ; gle, Contae an Chabháin) is a county in Ireland. It is in the province of Ulster and is part of the Border Region. It is named after the town of Cavan and is based on the historic Gaelic territory of East Breffny (''Bréifn ...

Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...

. It is also called Hill or ‘The Hill’.

Geography

Makief is bounded on the north by

Mullaghdoo, Cavan Mullaghdoo (Irish derived place name, Mullach Dubh meaning 'The Black Summit') is a townland in the civil parish of Kildallan, barony of Tullyhunco, County Cavan, Ireland. Geography Mullaghdoo is bounded on the west by Drumlarah and Drummany t ...

townland, on the west by Drummany townland, on the south by Coragh and Laheen townlands and on the east by

Drumgoohy ''Drumgoohy (Irish derived place name, either Droim gCuaiche meaning 'The Hill-Ridge of the Cuckoo' or Droim Guthaidhe meaning 'The Hill-Ridge of the Voices'.) is a townland in the civil parish of Kildallan, barony of Tullyhunco, County Cavan, Ire ...

townland. 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), small streams and a wood. Makief is traversed by minor public roads and rural lanes. The townland covers 98 acres.

History

From medieval times up to the early 1600s, the land belonged to the

McKiernan Clan The surname McKiernan ( ga, Mág Tighearnán), is of Irish origin and is found predominantly in the county of Cavan where it originated. The Irish name is Mág Tighearnán meaning ''the Son of Tighearnán'' and the clan or sept takes its name from ...

. Up until the 1650s, Makief formed part of

Aghabane Aghabane (Irish derived place name, Achadh Bán meaning 'The White Field'.) is a townland in the civil parish of Kildallan, barony of Tullyhunco, County Cavan, Ireland. Geography Aghabane is bounded on the north by Killygowan townland, on the we ...

townland and its history is the same until then. An Inquisition held at Ballyconnell on 2 November 1629 stated that the poll of ''Taghabane'', owned by Sir James Craig, contained six sub-divisions which included one named ''Mackeif''. 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. 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 tim ...

of Castle Craig, County Cavan, inherited the lands from the Craig estate. The 1790 Cavan Carvaghs list spells the townland name as ''Makeef''. The 1825 Tithe Applotment Books list three tithepayers in the townland. In 1832 one person in ''Hill'' was registered as a keeper of weapons- John Patterson, who had one gun and one blunderbuss. The Makief Valuation Office books are available for 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 examinat ...

of 1857 lists one landholder in the townland.

Census

In the 1901 census of Ireland, there were three families listed in the townland. In the

1911 census of Ireland The 1911 Census of Ireland was the last census that covered the whole island of Ireland. Censuses were taken at ten-year intervals from 1821 onwards, but the 1921 census was cancelled due to the Irish War of Independence. The original records o ...

, there were four families listed in the townland.

Antiquities

# The Hill House

References

External links

The IreAtlas Townland Data Base
{{County Cavan, state=collapsed Townlands of County Cavan