Andrew Henderson

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Corrachomera ( from Irish Currach Iomaire , meaning The Marshy ridge ) 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 .The local pronunciation is Currach-Humra .== Geography
== Corrachomera is bounded on the north by Owencam and Tullywaum townlands , on the
westward by Tullyveela and Tullynaconspod townlands , on the south by Cartronnagilta
and Greaghnadoony townlands and on the east by Corlough townland , Leitra , Corlough
and Tullytrasna townlands .Its chief geographic feature film are mountain stream , forestry
Plantation , gravel Inferno , dug wells and spring wells .Corrachomera is traversed by minor
public roads and rural lanes .The townland covers 337 statute demesne .== History == In
medieval times the McGovern baronetcy of Tullyhaw was divided into economical tax
income surface area called ballibetoes , from the Irish Gaelic Baile Biataigh ( Anglicized as
'Ballybetagh ' ) , meaning ' A Provisioner 's townspeople or liquidation ' .The pilot design
was to enable the James Leonard Farmer , who controlled the baile , to provide hospitality
for those who needed it , such as short masses and traveller .The ballybetagh was further
divided into townlands farmed by individual families who paid a tribute or tax to the
foreland of the ballybetagh , who in turn paid a similar protection to the clan top dog .The
steward of the ballybetagh would have been the secular equivalent of the erenagh in charge
of church land .There were seven ballibetoes in the parish of Templeport .Corrachomera
was located in the ballybetagh of Ballymackgonghan ( Irish people = Baile Mac Eochagain ,
meaning 'McEoghan 's Town ' ) .The 1652 Commonwealth resume spells the name as
Corcamderry and lists the proprietor as police lieutenant President Arthur Newborogh and
the tenant as toilet trench , both of whom appear in early Templeport townlands in the
same resume .The 1658 Down view map depicts the townland as Curcanderry ( Irish people
Corcach Doire meaning 'The Reginald Marsh of the Oakwood ' ) .On 13 marching 1706
Marcus Beresford , 1st Earl of Tyrone leased the lands of Curcandry alias Curranderry to
Robert Saunders ( Irish people lawyer ) , one of the father of the village of Swanlinbar , for a
term of 99 years .Saunders ' son Edward Williams Morley Saunders leased his interest in
Coracomgery to Colonel John Enery of Bawnboy by deed dated 24 December 1720 .Deeds ,
tenant tilt etc .relating to Corrachomera from 1650 onwards are uncommitted at- [ 4 ] by
searching for Derryvella .The 1790 Cavan Carvaghs leaning spells the townland epithet as
Corcramgerry.A function of the townland drawn in 1813 is in the subject Archives of
Hibernia , Beresford estate of the realm Maps , depicts the townland as Curraghcombera or
Curcanderry and the owners as King John Finlay and George II Finlay and the previous
owner as Colonel Ennery deceased.The Tithe Applotment Books for 1826 list sixty-seven
tithepayers in the townland.The Ordnance Survey gens Word of God for 1836 give the
following description of the townland- The townland is bounded on the S. slope by a large
good deal current .The Corrachomera valuation position field of operations books are
useable for Sep 1839.In 1841 the universe of the townland was 138 , being 62 males and 76
female person .There were twenty-six family in the townland , all of which were
inhabited.In 1851 the population of the townland was 122 , being 64 males and 58 females ,
the decrease being due to the Great shortage ( Ireland ) .There were 22 theatre in the
townland , two of which were uninhabited.Griffith 's Valuation of 1857 lean xxx eight
property owner in the townland.In 1861 the universe of the townland was 118 , being 54
males and 64 females .There were twenty-two houses in the townland , of which I was
uninhabited.In the 1901 census of Ireland , there are twenty seven class listed in the
townland.In the 1911 nosecount of Ireland , there are twenty dollar bill seven folk listed in
the townland .== ancientness == Lime-kilns Stepping stones over the river == reference
point == == External links == The IreAtlas Townland Data Base