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Corranierna is a townland in the Parish of Tomregan, Barony of Tullyhaw, County Cavan, Ireland.
Etymology
editThe townland name is an anglicisation of either Cor an Iarna, meaning 'The Hill of the Skein (of thread)’, which derived its name from the weavers who lived there. In the 1938 Dúchas Folklore Collection[1] there is an account of a flax mill in Corranierna. The local pronunciation however is 'Corr-Nern-Yah', which seems to indicate a different meaning: Cor na nAirchinneach, meaning 'The Hill of the Erenagh'. On the 1609 Ulster Plantation Baronial map it forms part of Mullaghduff townland.[2][3] On the Down Survey map of 1655 it was still part of Mullaghduff.[4] A 1666 grant includes it as Mullaghduffe alias Cloghane alias Cormerin.[5] A deed dated 2 May 1724 includes the townland as Mullaghduffe alias Cloghane alias Cormerin.[6] Corranierna remained as part of Mullaghduff until the beginning of the 19th century when the two townlands were separated.
Geography
editIt is bounded on the north and west by Annagh townland, on the east by Killywilly townland and on the south by Mullaghduff townland. Its chief geographical features are Annagh Lough, Killywilly Lough, two chalybeate wells and some drumlin hills reaching an altitude of 234 feet (71 m) above sea-level. The townland is traversed by the local L1505 road (known locally as the Yellow Road, so called because it was originally surfaced with yellow gravel and sandstone), Killywilly Lane, some minor lanes and the disused Cavan and Leitrim Railway. Corranierna covers an area of 180 statute acres, including 26 acres (110,000 m2) of water.
History
editAs it formed part of Mullaghduff, its history is the same as that townland until the beginning of the 19th century, when it was separated within the Montgomery estate.
George Montgomery died in 1841 and his estate went to his Enery cousins of Bawnboy. In 1856 they sold the estate to take advantage of its increased value owing to the opening of the Woodford Canal through the town in the same year. The estate, including Corranierna, was split up among different purchasers. Maps and details of previous leases of the sold parts are still available.[7]
The Tithe Applotment Books for 1827 list the following tithepayers in the townland-Garvey, Fitzpatrick, Reilly, McCormick, Grimes.[8]
In 1829 a Sunday school was kept in the townland, funded by the Hibernian Sunday School Society.[9]
The 1836 Ordnance Survey Namebooks describe it as- Soil white gravelly clay of middling quality. About 45 acres of bog and 23 acres of water.
The Corranierna Valuation Office books are available for February 1840.[10][11]
Griffith's Valuation of 1857 lists the landlord of the townland as the Roe Estate and the tenants as Fitzpatrick, Roe, Reilly, Sheridan, Lomus, Cochrane, McGarvey, Smith, Kennedy, McCormack, Cassidy and Graham.[12]
Census
edit| Year | Population | Males | Females | Total Houses | Uninhabited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1841 | 160 | 79 | 81 | 29 | 0 |
| 1851 | 113 | 58 | 55 | 23 | 0 |
| 1861 | 88 | 48 | 40 | 22 | 0 |
| 1871 | 86 | 49 | 37 | 21 | 0 |
| 1881 | 76 | 42 | 34 | 23 | 0 |
| 1891 | 70 | 36 | 34 | 20 | 0 |
A rare surviving page from the 1851 Census of Ireland lists the household of Michael Reilly of Corranierna.[13]
In the 1901 census of Ireland, there are sixteen families listed in the townland.[14]
In the 1911 census of Ireland, there are seventeen families listed in the townland.[15]
Antiquities
editThe only historic site in the townland is the disused Cavan and Leitrim Railway.
References
edit- ^ "Ballyconnell (B.) | The Schools' Collection". dúchas.ie. p. 356. Archived from the original on 11 April 2020.
- ^ "4.25. The Baronie of Tollagh Aghe". digital-library.qub.ac.uk. Created by H. James. Southampton: Ordnance Survey. 1861. Archived from the original on 29 August 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ "The Baronie of Tollagh Aghe" (published 5 July 2016). 14 May 2018. Archived from the original on 29 August 2024 – via Flickr.
- ^ "Down Survey Maps | the Down Survey Project". The Down Survey of Ireland. Archived from the original on 27 February 2023.
- ^ "Commissioners of Public Records in Ireland : fourteenth and fifteenth reports with appendix, 1824-25". HMSO. 11 April 1825 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "Memorial extract — Registry of Deeds Index Project". irishdeedsindex.net. Archived from the original on 27 August 2021.
- ^ "Enery Estate" (PDF). Cavan County Council’s Library Service. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 November 2017.
- ^ "The Tithe Applotment Books, 1823-37". The National Archives of Ireland. Archived from the original on 23 August 2018.
- ^ The report of the Hibernian Sunday school society for 1810 (-1837). 11 April 1818. Archived from the original on 29 August 2024 – via Google Books.
- ^ "IRE Census 1821-51 Townland of Cullyleenan, Townland of Corranierna" (PDF). The National Archives of Ireland. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 October 2019.
- ^ "IRE Census 1821-51 Townland of Corranierna" (PDF). The National Archives of Ireland. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 October 2019.
- ^ "Griffith's Valuation". Ask about Ireland. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016.
- ^ "1st. Table—Return of the Members, Visitors and Servants of this Family" (PDF). 6 June 1851. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 August 2024.
- ^ "National Archives: Census of Ireland 1911". The National Archives of Ireland. Archived from the original on 28 April 2018.
- ^ "National Archives: Census of Ireland 1911". The National Archives of Ireland. Archived from the original on 28 April 2018.
