Loughtee Lower
Lucht Tí Íochtarach (
Irish) | |
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![]() Centre of
Milltown, County Cavan | |
![]() Barony map of County Cavan, 1900; Loughtee Lower is in the north, coloured pale yellow. | |
Sovereign state | Ireland |
Province | Ulster |
County | Cavan |
Area | |
• Total | 114.28 km2 (44.13 sq mi) |
Loughtee Lower ( Irish: Lucht Tí Íochtarach), or Lower Loughtee, is a barony in County Cavan, Ireland. [1] [2] [3] Baronies were mainly cadastral rather than administrative units. [4] They acquired modest local taxation and spending functions in the 19th century before being superseded by the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898. [5]
Loughtee Lower takes its name from the Irish Lucht Tí, Early Modern Irish lucht tighe Még Mathghamhna ( Annals of the Four Masters), "people of the household of Mac Mahon"; presumably the land was allocated to the vassals of the McMahon tribe. [6] [7] [8]
Loughtee Lower is located in the north of County Cavan, on the River Erne and south of the Woodford River. [9]
The Ó Faircheallaigh ( Farrelly) and MacGaghrans (Magaherans) were ruling Gaelic Irish tribes in the area; they were hereditary coarbs and erenachs of Drumlane Abbey, located near here. [10]
The barony of Loughtee was created by 1609 in the Plantation of Ulster, and was archaically spelled Loughty. [11] Its alluvial soil was recognised as the best in Cavan, and it was originally allocated to the Crown, then later to undertakers. [12]
It was split into Lower and Upper parts in 1821. [13]
Below is a list of settlements in Loughtee Lower:
Loughtee Lower
Lucht Tí Íochtarach (
Irish) | |
---|---|
![]() Centre of
Milltown, County Cavan | |
![]() Barony map of County Cavan, 1900; Loughtee Lower is in the north, coloured pale yellow. | |
Sovereign state | Ireland |
Province | Ulster |
County | Cavan |
Area | |
• Total | 114.28 km2 (44.13 sq mi) |
Loughtee Lower ( Irish: Lucht Tí Íochtarach), or Lower Loughtee, is a barony in County Cavan, Ireland. [1] [2] [3] Baronies were mainly cadastral rather than administrative units. [4] They acquired modest local taxation and spending functions in the 19th century before being superseded by the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898. [5]
Loughtee Lower takes its name from the Irish Lucht Tí, Early Modern Irish lucht tighe Még Mathghamhna ( Annals of the Four Masters), "people of the household of Mac Mahon"; presumably the land was allocated to the vassals of the McMahon tribe. [6] [7] [8]
Loughtee Lower is located in the north of County Cavan, on the River Erne and south of the Woodford River. [9]
The Ó Faircheallaigh ( Farrelly) and MacGaghrans (Magaherans) were ruling Gaelic Irish tribes in the area; they were hereditary coarbs and erenachs of Drumlane Abbey, located near here. [10]
The barony of Loughtee was created by 1609 in the Plantation of Ulster, and was archaically spelled Loughty. [11] Its alluvial soil was recognised as the best in Cavan, and it was originally allocated to the Crown, then later to undertakers. [12]
It was split into Lower and Upper parts in 1821. [13]
Below is a list of settlements in Loughtee Lower: