Mullynagolman

Coordinates: 54°4′56″N 7°34′44.5″W / 54.08222°N 7.579028°W / 54.08222; -7.579028 Mullynagolman is a townland in the Parish of Tomregan, Barony of Loughtee Lower, County Cavan, Ireland.

Etymology

The townland name is an anglicisation of the Gaelic placename “Mullach na gColman” which means ‘Summit of the Pigeons’. The oldest surviving mention of the name is in the will of John Armstrong dated 1757 where it is spelled ‘Mullinagollinan’. The will of Alexander Faris dated 1766 spells it as 'Mullinagolinan'

Geography

It is bounded on the north by Cloncollow and Carrigan townlands, on the east by Aghavoher and Clifton townlands, on the south by Berrymount and Aghaweenagh townlands and on the west by Fartrin townland. Its chief geographical features are Togher Lough, the Rag River and a drumlin hill reaching to 300 feet (91 m) above sea-level.

Mullynagolman is traversed by Slievebrickan Lane and Ardlougher Lane.

The townland covers 109 statute acres, including 11 acres (45,000 m²) of water.

History

It formed part of the termon lands belonging to Tomregan Roman Catholic Church which were granted to the Protestant Bishop of Kilmore in 1610 as part of the Plantation of Ulster. By a lease dated 6 April 1612 the said bishop granted the lands to Sir Oliver Lambart of Kilbeggan, County Westmeath and Sir Garret Moore, 1st Viscount Moore of Mellifont, County Louth. On 17 July 1639 the bishop re-granted the lands to Charles Lambart, 1st Earl of Cavan.

The Tithe Applotment Books for 1827 list the following tithepayers in the townland- Armstrong, Story.^[1]

The Ordnance Survey Name Books for 1836 give the following description of the townland- "Mullach na g-colman, 'hill of the pigeons'. South of parish. Protestant bishop's land. Lease held by Jones. Rent 16 shillings to £1 per arable acre. Comfortable inhabitants. Produce oats, flax and potatoes."

Griffith's Valuation of 1857 lists the landlords of the townland as Jones and Armstrong & the tenants as Armstrong and Givin.^[2]

In the 1901 census of Ireland, there are five families listed in the townland.^[3]

In the 1911 census of Ireland, there are four families listed in the townland.^[4]

Antiquities

The historic sites in the townland are the remains of Tomregan Monastery, Church, Round Tower and Graveyard famous for their association with St. Bricín & Cenn Fáelad mac Aillila .The County Cavan Ordnance Survey Memoirs of 1835 state ‘Before the present church was erected at Ballyconnell about 80 years ago, there existed a former church, the ruins of which, consisting of a few stones, may be seen in a field in the lands of Mr.Berry’ (Site number 1689, page 205, Mullynagolman townland, “Archaeological Inventory of County Cavan”, Patrick O’Donovan, 1995); A medieval Togher or causeway at the Rag River outlet of Togher Lake (Site number 176, page 33, Cloncollow/Mullynagolman townland, “Archaeological Inventory of County Cavan”, Patrick O’Donovan, 1995); A medieval crannóg in Togher Lough (Site number 1585, page 188, Mullynagolman townland, “Archaeological Inventory of County Cavan”, Patrick O’Donovan, 1995); and Mullynagolman House. The Ordnance Survey Ortho map dated 1995 seems to show underlying structures in the soil.^[5]

References

External links

• The IreAtlas Townland Data Base