Tullydermot (Irish derived place name ''Tulaigh Dhiarmuda'', meaning ‘The Hill of Dermot’) 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

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Kinawley Kinawley or Kinawly () is a small village, townland (of 187 acres) and civil parish straddling County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland and County Cavan, Republic of Ireland. The village and townland are both in the civil parish of Kinawley (founded b ...

, 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 ...

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Geography

Tullydermot is bounded on the north by

Commas (Kinawley) Commas (Irish derived place name ''Cam Eas'', meaning either ‘The Bend in the River’ or ‘The Crooked Stream’) is a townland in the civil parishes in Ireland, civil parish of Kinawley, barony of Tullyhaw, County Cavan, Republic of Ireland, ...

townland, on the south by Altbrean, Knockroe (Kinawley) and Sralahan (Kinawley) townlands and on the east by Binkeeragh townland. Its chief geographical features are

Cuilcagh Cuilcagh () is a mountain on the border between County Fermanagh (in Northern Ireland) and County Cavan (in the Republic of Ireland). With a height of it is the highest point in both counties. It is also the 170th highest peak on the island of ...

mountain on whose southern slope it lies, the River Cladagh (Swanlinbar), mountain streams, a dug well, forestry plantations and Tullydermot Waterfall.Tullydermot is traversed by the L1019 local road, minor public roads and rural lanes. The townland covers 178 statute acres.

History

In the 1609

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 ...

, Tullydermot formed part of the mountain of Cuilcagh which were granted to John Sandford of

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, Co. Donegal (the father-in-law of Thomas Guyllym of

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

) by letters patent dated 7 July 1613 (Pat. 11 James I – LXXI – 38, ''"Quilkagh"''). It was later sold by Sandford to his wife's uncle

Toby Caulfeild, 1st Baron Caulfeild Toby Caulfeild, 1st Baron Caulfeild of Charlemont (1565–1627), was an English army officer active in Ireland. Life He was born on 2 December 1565 the son of Alexander Caulfeild of Great Milton in Oxfordshire. As a youth, he served under Martin ...

, Master of the Ordnance and Caulfield had the sale confirmed by letters patent of 12 July 1620 (Pat. 19 James I. XI. 45 ''"Quilkagh"''). The 1836 Ordnance Survey Namebooks states: ''The soil is very bad''.

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 ...

lists five landholders in the townland. In the 19th century, James Veitch was the landlord of Tullydermot. Folklore relating to Tullydermot was collected in the 1938 Dúchas collection.

Census

In the

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, there were five families listed in the townland. In the 1911 census of Ireland, there were four families listed in the townland.

Antiquities

#Stone bridges over the river, including Commas Bridge, a single-arch sandstone bridge, built c. 1860 over the Claddagh River. # Stepping-stones over the river

References

External links

The IreAtlasTownland Data Base
{{coord missing, County Cavan Townlands of County Cavan