Tullyhaw
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Tullyhaw (which means 'The Territory of Eochaidh', an ancestor of the McGoverns) is a Barony in County Cavan
. The area has been in constant occupation since pre-4000 B.C.
In 1579
East Breifne
, then part of Connacht
, was made a shire. The shire was named Cavan after the area's main town. The administration remained in the control of the local Irish dynasty and subject to the Brehon
and Canon
Law.
In 1584
Perrott
formed the shire into a county in Ulster
. It was subdivided into seven baronies:
The last one, Tullyhaw, encompassed the mountains bordering on O'Rourke's country, and was left subject to the ancient tenures and exactions of their Irish lord.
County Cavan
County Cavan is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Border Region and is also located in the province of Ulster. It is named after the town of Cavan. Cavan County Council is the local authority for the county...
. The area has been in constant occupation since pre-4000 B.C.
In 1579
1579 in Ireland
-Events:*Second Desmond Rebellion begins , resulting in the extinction of the Desmond palatinate.*East Breifne is renamed Cavan after the Shire's main town....
East Breifne
East Breifne
East Breifne was an historic kingdom of Ireland roughly corresponding to County Cavan....
, then part of Connacht
Connacht
Connacht , formerly anglicised as Connaught, is one of the Provinces of Ireland situated in the west of Ireland. In Ancient Ireland, it was one of the fifths ruled by a "king of over-kings" . Following the Norman invasion of Ireland, the ancient kingdoms were shired into a number of counties for...
, was made a shire. The shire was named Cavan after the area's main town. The administration remained in the control of the local Irish dynasty and subject to the Brehon
Brehon Laws
Early Irish law refers to the statutes that governed everyday life and politics in Early Medieval Ireland. They were partially eclipsed by the Norman invasion of 1169, but underwent a resurgence in the 13th century, and survived into Early Modern Ireland in parallel with English law over the...
and Canon
Canon law
Canon law is the body of laws & regulations made or adopted by ecclesiastical authority, for the government of the Christian organization and its members. It is the internal ecclesiastical law governing the Catholic Church , the Eastern and Oriental Orthodox churches, and the Anglican Communion of...
Law.
In 1584
1584 in Ireland
-Events:*July - English government commissions a survey of Munster, following the Desmond Rebellions. Sir Valentine Browne, Knight is appointed to the task.*The Spanish Arch is built in Galway.*Perrott subdivides Cavan into seven baronies.-Deaths:...
Perrott
John Perrot
Sir John Perrot served as Lord Deputy of Ireland under Queen Elizabeth I of England during the Tudor conquest of Ireland...
formed the shire into a county in Ulster
Ulster
Ulster is one of the four provinces of Ireland, located in the north of the island. In ancient Ireland, it was one of the fifths ruled by a "king of over-kings" . Following the Norman invasion of Ireland, the ancient kingdoms were shired into a number of counties for administrative and judicial...
. It was subdivided into seven baronies:
- two of which were assigned to Sir John O'Reilly and
- three to other members of the family;
- two remaining, possessed by the septsSept (social)A sept is an English word for a division of a family, especially a division of a clan. The word might have its origin from Latin saeptum "enclosure, fold", or it can be an alteration of sect.The term is found in both Ireland and Scotland...
of- McKiernan and
- McGovernMcGovernMcGovern may refer to ther following:* McGovern , surname of Irish origin* McGovern Institute for Brain ResearchPeople:* Barry McGovern, Irish Actor* Brian McGovern, former Irish professional footballer...
(aka Magauran)
The last one, Tullyhaw, encompassed the mountains bordering on O'Rourke's country, and was left subject to the ancient tenures and exactions of their Irish lord.
Parishes
- TempleportTempleportTempleport civil parish is situated in the Barony of Tullyhaw, County Cavan, Republic of Ireland. The chief towns in the parish are Bawnboy and Ballymagauran...
- BallymagauranBallymagauranBallymagauran is a village and townland in County Cavan, Ireland. It lies on the border with County Leitrim, within the parish of Templeport and barony of Tullyhaw on the Ballinamore to Ballyconnell road.-History:...
- BawnboyBawnboyBawnboy is a small village in a valley at the foot of Slieve Rushen, between Ballyconnell and Swanlinbar, in County Cavan, Ireland). The current population is about 250. A bawn is the defensive wall surrounding an Irish tower house...
- SwanlinbarSwanlinbarSwanlinbar is a small village on the N87 national secondary road in north-west County Cavan, Ireland, close to the Cladagh river and near the Fermanagh border.The village is in the barony of Tullyhaw....
is positioned on an important route between the pre-Norman kingdoms of the ConnachtaConnachtaThe Connachta are a group of medieval Irish dynasties who claimed descent from the legendary High King Conn Cétchathach...
and the Ulad. It is dominated by steep mountains shaped during the last Ice Age over 12,000 years ago - Magh SléchtMagh SléchtMagh Slécht is the name of an historic plain in Ireland. It comprises an area of about three square miles situated in the south-eastern part of the Parish of Templeport, Barony of Tullyhaw and County of Cavan. It is bounded on the north by Templeport Lough, on the east by Slieve Rushen mountain,...
- Ballymagauran
- TomreganTomreganTomregan civil parish straddles the international border between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. The chief town of the parish is Ballyconnell, County Cavan. Most of Tomregan's constituent townlands are situate in County Cavan, with the remainder in County Fermanagh...
- BallyconnellBallyconnellBallyconnell is a town in County Cavan, Ireland. It is situated on the N87 national secondary road at the junction of four townlands Annagh, Cullyleenan, Doon and Derryginny in the parish of Tomregan, Barony of Tullyhaw. The town has an altitude of 55 metres above sea level...
- Ballyconnell
- Killinagh
- KinawleyKinawleyKinawley or Kinawly is a small village and townland in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 75 people. Kinawley is also the name of the parish in which the village lies...
People
- TigernmasTigernmasTigernmas, son of Follach, son of Ethriel, a descendant of Érimón, was, according to medieval Irish legend and historical traditions, an early High King of Ireland...
, High King of Ireland; killed at Magh Slécht - Conall CernachConall CernachConall Cernach is a hero of the Ulaidh in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. He is said to have always slept with the head of a Connachtman under his knee. His epithet is normally translated as "victorious" or "triumphant", although it is an obscure word, and some texts struggle to explain it...
; killed near Ballyconnell - Conall GulbanConall GulbanConall Gulban was an Irish king who founded the kingdom of Tír Conaill in the 5th century, comprising much of what is now County Donegal. He was the son of Niall Noígiallach....
; killed at Magh Slécht - Dallan ForgaillDallan ForgaillSaint Dallán Forgaill —also Dallán Forchella; Dallán of Cluain Dalláin; born Eochaid Forchella—was an early Christian Irish poet best known as the writer of the Amra Choluim Chille and the early Irish poem Rop tú mo baile, the basis of the modern English hymn Be Thou My Vision.-Personal...
- John McGovern VCJohn McGovern (soldier)John McGovern VC was born in the parish of Templeport in Tullyhaw, County Cavan, Ireland, was an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:He was 32 years...
- Seán QuinnSeán QuinnSeán Quinn is an Irish businessman and conglomerateur, now bankrupt. In 2008 he was the richest person in Ireland, but he now has debts...