Gowlagh South

Gowlagh South (from Irish: Gabhlach meaning 'The Fork' [of The River Blackwater]) 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

Gowlagh South is bounded on the north by Mullaghmore, Templeport townland, on the west by Owengallees townland, on the south by Boley, Templeport and Gortaclogher townlands and on the east by Cloncurkney townland. Its chief geographical features are the River Blackwater, County Cavan, bogs and spring wells.^[1] It is called Gowlagh South to distinguish it from Gowlagh North townland at the foot of Slieve Rushen mountain, with which it has no connection.

Gowlagh South is traversed by minor public roads and rural lanes.

The townland covers 165 statute acres.^[2]

History

The 1609 Baronial Map depicts the townland as Gortneclogh.^[3][4]

The 1665 Down Survey map depicts it as Gortnecloy.^[5]

William Petty's 1685 map depicts it as Gortcloy.^[6]

In the Plantation of Ulster by grant dated 13 March 1610, King James VI and I granted , inter alia, two polls of Gortneclogh and Gobeveany to Cahell M'Owen O Reyly. The said Cathal O'Reilly was the nephew of two chiefs of the O'Reilly clan- Aodh Connallach mac Maolmhordha who was chief from 1565–1583 and Eamonn mac Maolmhordha who was chief from 1596–1601. He was also a brother of Cathaoir O'Reilly who received lands in Kildoagh townland and first cousin of Donill Backagh McShane O'Reyly who was simultaneously granted lands in Burren (townland).

An Inquisition of King Charles I of England held in Cavan Town on 31 March 1635 stated that Cahell O Reily was seized in his lifetime of, inter alia, one poll of Gortnecloghy and one poll of Gowlagh. He died 1 January 1634 and his son Hugh O'Reily had reached his majority and was married.

The O'Reilly lands in Bellaleenan were confiscated in the Cromwellian Act for the Settlement of Ireland 1652 and were distributed as follows-

In the Hearth Money Rolls of 1662 there was one person paying the Hearth Tax in Gartnecleigh- Daniel Roe Makelagher

A grant dated 3 November 1666 was made by King Charles II of England to Sir Tristram Beresford, 1st Baronet which included, inter alia, the lands of Gortnegleigh or Ballymagough. By grant dated 11 September 1670 from King Charles II of England to said Sir Tristram Beresford, the said lands of Gortnegleigh or Ballymagough were included in the creation of a new Manor of Beresford.

The Tithe Applotment Books for 1827 list eleven tithepayers in the townland.^[7]

Griffith's Valuation of 1857 lists fourteen landholders in the townland.^[8]

In the 1901 census of Ireland, there are six families listed in the townland.^[9]

In the 1911 census of Ireland, there are six families listed in the townland.^[10]

A distinguished native of the townland is Brendan Smith (politician), a Fianna Fáil politician. He has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Cavan–Monaghan constituency since 1992. He previously served as the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (2008–11) and Minister for Justice and Law Reform (2011).

References

2. "IreAtlas". Retrieved 29 February 2012.
3. National Archives Dublin
5. Trinity College Dublin: The Down Survey of Ireland.
6. Trinity College Dublin: Petty's Hiberniae Delineatio.

External links

• The IreAtlas Townland Data Base