Tullytiernan
Tullytiernan, an Anglicisation of the Gaelic, ‘Tulaigh Thiarnáin', meaning Tiernan’s Hill, is a townland in the civil parish of Templeport, County Cavan, Ireland. It lies in the Roman Catholic parish of Glangevlin and barony of Tullyhaw. It contains part of the village of Glangevlin.[1]
Geography
Tullytiernan is bounded on the north by Eshveagh townland, on the west by Gub (Glangevlin) townland and on the east by Ardvagh townland. Its chief geographical features are mountain streams, a stone quarry, an iron spa well and a sulphurous spa well. The townland is traversed by the regional R200 road (Ireland), minor public roads and rural lanes. The townland covers 59 statute acres.[2]
History
The history of the townland is the same as the village of Glangevlin.
The 1790 Cavan Carvagh list spells it as Tullyteirnan.[3]
The Tithe Applotment Books for 1827 list five tithepayers in the townland.[4]
The 1836 Ordnance Survey Namebooks state- Lime is procured and is burned and used for manure.
The Tullytiernan Valuation Office Field books are available for July 1839.[5]
Griffith's Valuation of 1857 lists five landholders in the townland.[6]
The landlord of Tullytiernan in the 19th century was the Annesley estate.
Census
| Year | Population | Males | Females | Total Houses | Uninhabited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1841 | 28 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 0 |
| 1851 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 1861 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 1871 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1881 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1891 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
In the 1901 census of Ireland, there are four families listed in the townland.[7]
In the 1911 census of Ireland, there are three families listed in the townland.[8]
Antiquities
- Glangevlin Post Office.[9]
- Lime-kilns
References
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