Tullandreen () 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 ...

Templeport Templeport () is a civil parish in the barony of Tullyhaw, County Cavan, Ireland. The chief towns in the parish are Bawnboy and Ballymagauran. The large Roman Catholic parish of Templeport containing 42,172 statute acres was split up in the 18 ...

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 lies in the Roman Catholic parish of

Corlough Corlough () is a Roman Catholic parish situated in the Barony of Tullyhaw, County Cavan, Ireland. It derives its name from Corlough townland, in which the parish church is situate. It formed part of the larger parish of Templeport until 1877 ...

and 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 ...

. The local pronunciation is Tulleanderreen.

Geography

Tullandreen is bounded on the north by

Drumbeagh Drumbeagh () is a townland in the civil parish of Templeport, County Cavan, Ireland. It lies in the Roman Catholic parish of Corlough and barony of Tullyhaw. Geography Drumbeagh is bounded on the north by Gubrawully townland, on the west by Alt ...

and

Tullynamoltra Tullynamoltra () is a townland in the civil parish of Templeport, County Cavan, Ireland. It lies in the Roman Catholic parish of Corlough and barony of Tullyhaw. The local pronunciation is Tullynamoiltra. Geography Tullynamoltra is bounded on t ...

townlands, on the south by Corracholia More and Corracholia Beg townlands, on the west by

Eaglehill Eaglehill () is a townland in the civil parish of Templeport, County Cavan, Ireland. It lies in the Roman Catholic parish of Corlough and barony of Tullyhaw. The local pronunciation of the Gaelic name is 'Tully-Lug-Skiver-An-Erla'. Geography ...

and Tullyloughfin townlands and on the east by Corraclassy and Gubnagree townlands. Its chief geographical features are the Owensallagh river (A source of the

River Blackwater, County Cavan The River Blackwater ( ga, Abhainn Dubh) rises in the Cuilcagh Mountains, in the townland of Gowlan, Parish of Killinagh, Barony of Tullyhaw, County Cavan. It then flows in a south-east direction and ends in Ballymagauran Ballymcgovern (, ...

), forestry plantations, gravel pits and dug wells. Tullandreen is traversed by minor public roads and rural lanes. The townland covers 115 statute acres.

History

In earlier times the townland was probably uninhabited as it consists mainly of bog and poor clay soils. It was not seized by the English during the Plantation of Ulster in 1610 or in the Cromwellian Settlement of the 1660s so some dispossessed Irish families moved there and began to clear and farm the land. A map of the townland drawn in 1813 is in the National Archives of Ireland, Beresford Estate Maps, depicts the townland as ''Tullinderreen'

The Tithe Applotment Books for 1827 list two tithepayers in the townland. The Ordnance Survey Name Books for 1836 give the following description of the townland- ''The townland is bounded on the north and east side by a large stream.'' The Tullandreen Valuation Office Field books are available for September 1839. In 1841 the population of the townland was 22, being 12 males and 10 females. There were three houses in the townland, all were inhabited. In 1851 the population of the townland was 24, being 15 males and 9 females. There were three houses in the townland, all inhabited.

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 six landholders in the townland. In 1861 the population of the townland was 21, being 11 males and 10 females. There were three houses in the townland and all were inhabited. In 1871 the population of the townland was 20, being 10 males and 10 females. There were three houses in the townland and all were inhabited.(page 296 of census) In 1881 the population of the townland was 20, being 8 males and 12 females. There were four houses in the townland, all were inhabited. In 1891 the population of the townland was 30, being 13 males and 17 females. There were four houses in the townland, all were inhabited. In the 1901 census of Ireland, there are five 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 four families listed in the townland.''Census of Ireland 1911''
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