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Gortnavreeghan (from Irish: Gort na bhFraochán meaning 'Field of the Bilberries') 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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Map of Gortnavreeghan, Corville, Co. Cavan, Ireland
Geography
Gortnavreeghan is bounded on the north by Brackley, Templeport townland, on the west by Carrick East and Bawnboy townlands, on the southeast by Ballynamaddoo and Corneen townlands and on the east by Mullanacre Upper townland in Tomregan parish. Its chief geographical features are Slieve Rushen mountain on whose western slope it lies, three small mountain lakes including Miles' Lough, mountain streams, mountain bogs and forestry plantations. It forms part of the Slieve Rushen Bog Natural Heritage Area [8]
Gortnavreeghan is traversed by minor roads and rural lanes.
The townland covers 383 statute acres.
History
The 1609 Baronial Map depicts the townland as Gortnefreaghagh.
The 1665 Down Survey map depicts the townland as Gortnewragh.
In the Plantation of Ulster by grant dated 26 June 1615, King James VI and I granted, inter alia, one poll in Gortnefreighan to Sir George Graeme and Sir Richard Graeme to form part of the Manor of Greame. An Inquisition held at Cavan Town on 31 October 1627 found that George Greames was seized of one poll in Gortnafreighane and he died 9 October 1624. By his will dated 1 May 1615 he left his lands to his son and heir William Greames then 30 years old (born 1594) and unmarried. After the Cromwellian Act for the Settlement of Ireland 1652 the Graham family were still in possession of Gosnefrehane.
The 1662 Hearth Money Rolls show no Hearth Tax payers in Gortnavreeghan.
The Tithe Applotment Books for 1827 list fifty four tithepayers in the townland.
Griffith's Valuation of 1857 lists fifteen landholders in the townland.
In the 1901 census of Ireland, there are eight families listed in the townland, and in the 1911 census of Ireland, there are only six families listed in the townland.
Antiquities
The only structure of historical interest in the townland is a limekiln.