Moher 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 Parish of

Tomregan Tomregan ( ga, Tuaim Dreagain, ) is a civil parish in the ancient barony of Tullyhaw. The parish straddles the international border between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. The largest population centre in the parish is Ballyconn ...

, 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 ...

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 ...

Etymology

The townland name is an anglicisation of the Gaelic placename "Mothar" which means 'A cluster of trees'. In the 17th century it formed part of

Carrowmore Carrowmore ( ga, An Cheathrú Mhór, 'the great quarter') is a large group of megalithic monuments on the Coolera Peninsula to the west of Sligo, Ireland. They were built in the 4th millennium BC, during the Neolithic (New Stone Age). There ar ...

townland.

Geography

It is bounded on the north by Sralahan townland, on the east by Mullanacre Lower townland, on the south by

Bofealan Bofealan () is a townland in the civil parish of Templeport, County Cavan, Ireland. It lies in the Roman Catholic parish of Templeport and barony of Tullyhaw. Geography Bofealan is bounded on the north by Moher and Mullanacre Lower townland ...

townland and on the west by

Clontycarnaghan Clontycarnaghan () is a townland in the civil parish of Templeport, County Cavan, Ireland. It lies in the Roman Catholic parish of Templeport and barony of Tullyhaw. Geography Clontycarnaghan is bounded on the north by Mullanacre Upper town ...

townland. Its chief geographical features are the

Crooked River (Ireland) The Crooked River rises in Loughan Macmartin at the top of Slieve Rushen Mountain, in the townland of Carrowmore, Parish of Tomregan, Barony of Tullyhaw, County Cavan, Ireland. It then flows in a southerly direction and discharges into the Shann ...

and

Slieve Rushen Slieve Rushen is a mountain which straddles the border between County Cavan in the Republic of Ireland and County Fermanagh in Northern Ireland. It is also called Slieve Russell or Ligavegra (Also Legavagra, Ligavagra). It has an elevation of 4 ...

mountain, on whose southern slope it lies, reaching an altitude of 600 feet above sea-level. The townland is traversed by the

N87 road (Ireland) The N87 road is a national secondary road in the north of County Cavan, Ireland. Route The route leaves the N3 at Belturbet and passes through the towns of Ballyconnell and Swanlinbar in north County Cavan before crossing the border with ...

, the Bawnboy Road and other minor lanes. The townland covers an area of 218 statute acres.

History

It formed part of the Manor of Calva which was granted to Walter Talbot in 1610 as part of the

Plantation of Ulster The Plantation of Ulster ( gle, Plandáil Uladh; Ulster-Scots: ''Plantin o Ulstèr'') was the organised colonisation ('' plantation'') of Ulstera province of Irelandby people from Great Britain during the reign of King James I. Most of the se ...

and descended with the rest of the

Ballyconnell Ballyconnell () is a town in County Cavan, Ireland. It is situated on the N87 national secondary road at the junction of four townlands: Annagh, Cullyleenan, Doon (Tomregan) and Derryginny in the parish of Tomregan, Barony of Tullyhaw. ...

estate. George Montgomery the estate owner died in 1841 and his estate went to his Enery cousins of

Bawnboy Bawnboy () is a small village and townland in a valley at the foot of Slieve Rushen, between Ballyconnell and Swanlinbar, in County Cavan, Ireland. A synod of the Roman Catholic Provincial Council of Armagh was held in Owengallees, Baunbuidhe ...

. In 1856 they sold the estate to take advantage of its increased value owing to the opening of the Woodford Canal through the town in the same year. The estate, including Moher, was split up among different purchasers and maps & details of previous leases of the sold parts are still available. The Tithe Applotment Books for 1827 list the following tithepayers in the townland- McCanly, Reilly, Gaffney, Griffith, McGauran, Henderson, Curry. The Ordnance Survey Name Books for 1836 give the following description of the townland- ''Mothar, 'a cluster of trees'. Property of Montgomery. 45 acres of bog and mountain pasture. Gravelly soil on limestone. Old and new roads to Ballyconnell. Produces oats, flax and potatoes.'' The Moher Valuation Office Field books are available for February 1840. Griffiths Valuation of 1857 lists the following tenants in the townland- Baxter, Henderson, Kelliher, Kellett, McGovern, Murray, Reilly, Rudden.

Census

In the 1901 census of Ireland, there are thirteen 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 are nine families listed in the townland.
'Census of Ireland 1911''

Antiquities

There are no known historic sites in the townland.

References

External links

The IreAtlas Townland Data Base
Townlands of County Cavan {{Cavan-geo-stub