Corneen (from Irish: Cornín meaning ‘A Little Round Hill’) is a townland in the civil parish of Templeport, County Cavan, Ireland. It lies in the Roman Catholic parish of Templeport and barony of Tullyhaw.
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Geography
Corneen is bounded on the north by Gortnavreeghan townland, on the west by Ballynamaddoo, Gowlagh North and Killywaum townlands, on the south by Munlough North townland and on the east by Mullanacre Upper townland in Tomregan parish and by Clontycarnaghan townland. Its chief geographical features are Slieve Rushen mountain on whose southern slope it lies, Miles’ Lough, mountain streams, mountain bogs, forestry plantations and dug wells. It forms part of the Slieve Rushen Bog Natural Heritage Area [2]
Corneen is traversed by minor roads and rural lanes.
The townland covers 206 statute acres.
History
Until the 19th century Corneen formed part of the modern townland of Clontycarnaghan so its history is the same until then.
A sub-division is called Millstone Hill, so named because millstones for the local cornmills were quarried there.
Griffith's Valuation of 1857 lists ten landholders in the townland.
In the 1901 census of Ireland, there are nine families listed in the townland, and in the 1911 census of Ireland, there are still nine families listed in the townland.
Antiquities
The only structures of historical interest in the townland are the Airtricity Wind Farm [3] and footsticks over the stream.