Carrigan

Townland in County Cavan, Ireland

This article is about the place in Ireland. For the surname, see Carrigan (surname).

Carrigan is a townland in the Parish of Tomregan, Barony of Loughtee Lower, County Cavan, Ireland.

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## Etymology[edit]

The townland name is an anglicisation of the Gaelic placename Cairrig-ín which means 'A little rock or a rocky surface'. The oldest surviving mention of the name is in a 1790 list of Cavan townlands, where it is spelled Cargin.

## Geography[edit]

It is bounded on the north by Cavanagh & Cranaghan townlands, on the east by Aghavoher townland, on the south by Mullynagolman townland and on the west by Cloncollow townland. Its chief geographical features are Lough Rud, the Rag River and a drumlin hill reaching to 200 feet (61 m) above sea-level. Carrigan is traversed by Slievebrickan lane. The townland covers 104 statute acres, including 4 acres (16,000 m2) of water.

## History[edit]

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. In the 1740s the bishop leased the land to John Jones for 21 years. This lease was renewed to his descendant John Copeland Jones on 20 May 1843. In the 1860s the holder of the lease was David Fielding Jones.[1]

Ambrose Leet's 1814 Directory spells the name as Carrigan with the resident being Mr. Lanauze.[2]

The Tithe Applotment Books for 1827 lists only one tithepayer in the townland- Andrew Lanauze.[3]

The Ordnance Survey Name Books for 1836 give the following description of the townland- Cairrigín, 'a little rock'. 2 miles south of Ballyconnell. Bishop's land, held by Jones in perpetuity. Rent 5 shillings and 6d to bishop. Produces wheat, oats, barley and potatoes. Houses are made of stone.

The Carrigan Valuation Office Field books are available for 1838.[4][5]

Griffith's Valuation of 1857 lists the landlord of the townland as Jones & the tenant as Morton.[6]

## Census[edit]

Year  | Population  | Males  | Females  | Total Houses  | Uninhabited

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1841 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0
1851 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 0
1861 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 0
1871 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0
1881 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1
1891 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0

In the 1901 census of Ireland, there are two families listed in the townland.[7]

In the 1911 census of Ireland, there are three families listed in the townland.[8]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Irish chancery reports: Being a series of reports of cases argued and determined in the High Court of Chancery and the Rolls Court in Ireland". Hodges and Smith. pp. 17 v.
2. ^ Ambrose Leet (1814). A Directory to the Market Towns: Villages, Gentlemen's Seats, and Other Noted Places in Ireland ... to which is Added a General Index of Persons Names ... Together with Lists of the Post Towns and Present Rates of Postage Throughout the Empire. B. Smith. p. 131.
3. ^ http://titheapplotmentbooks.nationalarchives.ie/search/tab/results.jsp?county=Fermanagh&parish=Tomregan&townland=Cunigan&search=Search Tithe Applotment Books 1827
4. ^ http://census.nationalarchives.ie/reels/vob/IRE_CENSUS_1821-51_007246945_00857.pdf[bare URL PDF]
5. ^ "Valuation Office Books".
6. ^ Griffith’s Valuation 1857
7. ^ http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Cavan/Carn/Carrigan/ Census of Ireland 1901
8. ^ http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Cavan/Carn/Carrigan/ Census of Ireland 1911

## External links[edit]

* The IreAtlas Townland Data Base

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