Cavanaquill

Cavanaquill (from Irish: Cabhán an Choill, meaning 'Hollow of the Hazel') 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

Cavanaquill is bounded on the north by Urhannagh townland, on the west by Munlough South and Lissanover townlands, on the east by Kilynaff townland and on the south by Tonyhallagh and Crossmakelagher townlands. Cavanaquill's chief geographical features are a small stream and cow pastures. It is traversed by rural lanes.

The townland covers 102 statute acres.^[1]

History

The Plantation of Ulster 1609 Baronial Map depicts the townland as Cavanekilly.^{[2] [3]}

An 1808 map of ecclesiastical lands in Templeport depicts the townland as Cavanagh Hill.

In the Plantation of Ulster by grant dated 4 June 1611, along with other lands, King James VI and I granted one poll of Cavanaquill to Donill Backagh McShane O'Reyly, gentleman. He was the nephew of the O'Reilly Clan chief, Aodh Connallach mac Maolmhordha who ruled from 1565–1583.

O'Reilly later sold the land to Walter Talbot of Ballyconnell. Walter Talbot died on 26 June 1625 at Ballyconnell and his son James Talbot succeeded to the Ballyconnell estate aged just 10 years. An Inquisition held in Cavan on 20 September 1630 found that James Talbot was seized of one poll of Cavanickehall, along with other lands. James Talbot married Helen Calvert, the daughter of George Calvert, 1st Baron Baltimore of Maryland, USA, in 1635. In the aftermath of the Irish Rebellion of 1641 James Talbot's estate was confiscated because he was a Catholic and he was granted an estate in 1655 at Castle Rubey, County Roscommon instead. He died in 1687. Talbot's land in Cavanaquill was distributed as follows-

In the Hearth Money Rolls of 1662 there were five people paying the Hearth Tax in the townland- Thomas Magawran, John Graham, Tirlagh McKelagher, Edmond O Helicke and Hugh McGawran.

The Tithe Applotment Books for 1827 list twelve tithepayers in the townland.^[4]

Griffith's Valuation of 1857 lists five landholders in the townland.^[5]

In the 1901 census of Ireland, there are two families listed in the townland,^[6] and in the 1911 census of Ireland, there are still two families listed in the townland.^[7]

Antiquities

The 1836 Ordnance Survey Namebooks state- The remains of an old Danish fort.

The chief structure of historical interest in the townland is an earthen ringfort.^[8]

References

1. "IreAtlas". Retrieved 29 February 2012.
2. National Archives Dublin:
4. and and , in the Tithe Applotment Books 1827
6. Census of Ireland 1901
7. Census of Ireland 1911
8. Site number 319 in “Archaeological Inventory of County Cavan”, Patrick O’Donovan, 1995.

External links

• The IreAtlas Townland Data Base

Coordinates: 54°04′31″N 7°48′37″W / 54.07514°N 7.810271°W