Culliagh
Culliagh (from Irish: Coilleach, meaning "A Wooded Place") is a townland in the civil parish of Templeport, County Cavan, Ireland. It lies in the Roman Catholic parish of Corlough and barony of Tullyhaw.[1]
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Culliagh is bounded on the west by Drumlaydan and Cronery townlands, on the south by Torrewa townland, on the north by Corratillan townland and on the east by Bellaleenan, Drumlougher and Teeboy townlands. Its chief geographical features are the River Blackwater, County Cavan, forestry plantations, spring wells and dug wells. Culliagh is traversed by the L5036 public road and rural lanes. The townland covers 265 statute acres.[2]
History
The 1652 Commonwealth Survey lists the name as Coylagh and lists the proprietor as Lieutenant-Colonel Tristram Beresford.
In the Hearth Money Rolls of 29 September 1663, there were two people listed as paying the tax- Rory O Dolan of Colagh and Teige O Dolan of the same.
The 1790 Cavan Carvaghs list spells the name as Culleagh.[3]
Lowther Kirkwood of Mullinagrave, parish of Templeport, Co. Cavan, gentleman made the following will-
2 July 1804. To his grandnephew Lowther Brien, city of Dublin, attorney, and his heirs his lands of Awengallis, Ballylenan, Ballymagirill, Stranadarragh, Carnagimlie, Cullagh, Drumleden, Leitry, Corlagh, Lananleragh, Gowlanlea and Drumlogher, Co. Cavan, held under lease from the Beresford family. He had begun a suit in Chancery, Ireland, against John Brien, late of Salvon, Co. Fermanagh, deceased, for setting aside a fradulent deed obtained by said John Brien, which suit against the representatives is to be continued by said Lowther Brien, his sole exor. Witnesses: John Johnston and Andrew Rutledge, both of Ballymagiril, and Thos. Stephenson, Drumleaden, Co. Cavan, gent. Memorial witnessed by: said Andrew Rutledge, and John Balfour, city of Dublin, attorney.
The Tithe Applotment Books for 1827 list nineteen tithepayers in the townland.[5]
The 1836 Ordnance Survey Namebooks describe the townland as- It is bounded on the west side by a large stream.
In 1841 the population of the townland was 118, being 51 males and 67 females. There were twenty-four houses in the townland, all of which were inhabited.[6]
In 1851 the population of the townland was 76, being 40 males and 36 females, the reduction being due to the Great Famine (Ireland). There were seventeen houses in the townland, one of which was uninhabited.[6]
Griffith's Valuation of 1857 lists twenty-four landholders in the townland.[7]
On 6 July 1857 the Incumbered Estates Commission published the following notice-
In the Matter of the Estate of James Brien, Geo. Brien, Edward Brien and Francis Brien, Owners. Exparte by Isabella Crummer, Petitioner. The commissioners having ordered a Sale of the Lands of Shanadaragh and Curnagunlogh, Cullegh, Drumlohgher, Drumledin, Sananaragh, and Drumledin and Corlough, situate in the Barony of Tullyhaw, and County of Cavan, held under lease dated the 10th April, 1718, from the Bishop Raphoe, for lives renewable for ever, and which Lands are included in the denominations of Ballymagord, Owngally, Gortneglough, Drumedin or Ballylennin, in said lease mentioned:
In 1861 the population of the townland was 77, being 38 males and 39 females. There were seventeen houses in the townland and all were inhabited.[8]
In the 1901 census of Ireland, there are fifteen families listed in the townland, [9] and in the 1911 census of Ireland, there are sixteen families listed in the townland.[10]
Antiquities
- The site of a 19th-century Corn Mill, Kiln, Mill Race and Weir
- Stepping Stones across the river
- An earthen fort, described in the 1995 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cavan' (Site 1320) as Subcircular slightly raised area (int. dims. 74m NE-SW; 53m NW-SE) enclosed by an earthen bank which has been modified and incorporated into the field boundary from SSW-W-N, and a fosse well preserved from SW-W-NW and replaced by field drains elsewhere. Both bank and fosse have been levelled from N-NNE-NE. Original entrance not recognisable.[11]
