Cornagunleog

Geography

Cornagunleog is bounded on the north by Stranadarragh townland, on the west by Ballymagirril and Greagh townlands, on the south by Knocks and Glebe townlands in County Leitrim and on the east by Boley townland. Its chief geographical features are a stream, a wood and dug wells.

Cornagunleog is traversed by minor roads and rural lanes.

The townland covers 183 statute acres.

History

Until the late 18th century Cornagunleog formed part of the modern townland of Stranadarragh so its history is the same until then.

The Tithe Applotment Books for 1827 list sixteen tithepayers in the townland.

Griffith's Valuation of 1857 lists twelve landholders in the townland.

On 6 July 1857 the Incumbered Estates Commission published the following notice-

In the Matter of the Estate of James Brien, Geo. Brien, Edward Brien and Francis Brien, Owners. Exparte by Isabella Crummer, Petitioner. The commissioners having ordered a Sale of the Lands of Shanadaragh and Curnagunlogh, Cullegh, Drumlohgher, Drumledin, Sananaragh, and Drumledin, and Corlough, situate in the Barony of Tullyhaw, and County of Cavan, held under lease dated the 10th April, 1718, from the Bishop Raphoe, for lives renewable for ever, and which Lands are included in the denominations of Ballymagord, Owngally, Gortneglough, Drumedin or Ballylennin, in said lease mentioned:

In the 1901 census of Ireland, there are twelve families listed in the townland, and in the 1911 census of Ireland, there are only eleven families listed in the townland.

Antiquities

The chief structures of historical interest in the townland are

1. Two earthen ring-forts Ringfort number 421 is a substantial size because it sits on the Cavan-Leitrim border and on the old southern border of the McGovern Clan lands, so it would have been a fortified outpost in medieval times.
2. A footbridge over the stream