Rosehill, Templeport

Rosehill 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

Rosehill is bounded on the north by Ray, Templeport and Cloneary townlands, on the west by Porturlan townland, on the south by Camagh townland and on the east by Gortnaleck townland. Its chief geographical features are Gortnaleck Lough, a pond, a stream and a wood.^[1]

Rosehill is traversed by the national secondary R205 road (Ireland), minor public roads and rural lanes.

The townland covers 56 statute acres.^[2]

History

The 1609 Baronial Map depicts the townland as part of Kilcrooghan (the other part was Gortnaleck).^[3][4]

The 1665 Down Survey map depicts it as part of Killcrachan.^[5]

An 1809 map of ecclesiastical lands in Templeport depicts it as Bellacrohaw, (from Irish: Bél Átha Cruachán, meaning The Entrance to the Ford of the Round Hill) which was probably its old Irish name before it was changed to Rosehill in the 19th century.^[6]

The 1652 Commonwealth Survey lists the proprietor of Killecrooghan as John Boyd.

In the Hearth Money Rolls of 1662 there were two people paying the Hearth Tax in Killecrohean- John Bride and Robert Grige

The 1790 Cavan Carvaghs list spells the name as Kilnecroghill.^[7]

Ambrose Leet's 1814 Directory spells the name as Rose-hill with the resident being Rev. Joseph S. Noble. This seems to be the earliest mention of Rosehill. ^[8].

Affidavits by John Roycroft of Rosehill dated 31 October 1825 about the church tithes of Templeport parish are available at^[9]

The Tithe Applotment Books for 1827 list three tithepayers in the townland.^[10]

In 1841 the population of the townland was 7, being 3 males and 4 females. There was one house in the townland and it was inhabited.^[11]

In 1851 the population of the townland was 7, being 4 males and 3 females. There was one house in the townland and it was inhabited.^[12]

Griffith's Valuation of 1857 lists one landholder in the townland.^[13]

In 1861 the population of the townland was 2, being 1 male and 1 female. There were two houses in the townland, of which one was uninhabited.^[14]

In 1871 the population of the townland was 6, being 3 males and 3 females. There was one house in the townland and it was inhabited.(page 296 of census)^[15]

In 1881 the population of the townland was 5, all females. There was one house in the townland and it was inhabited.^[16]

In 1891 the population of the townland was 4, being 1 male and 3 females. There were two houses in the townland, of which one was uninhabited.^[17]

In the 1901 census of Ireland, there are two families listed in the townland.^[18]

In the 1911 census of Ireland, there are no residents listed in the townland.

Antiquities

The only structure of historical interest in the townland seems to be an earthen ringfort.^[19] The 1836 Ordnance Survey Namebooks state- There is an old Danish fort near the south side of the townland and a respectable farmhouse near the centre from whence the townland is named.

References

External links

• The IreAtlas Townland Data Base