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Munlough North (from Irish: Móinloch Uachtar meaning 'the Bog Lake, Upper’) 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. It is named Munlough North to distinguish it from the neighbouring townland of Munlough South.
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Map of Munlough North, Corville, Co. Cavan, Ireland
Geography
Munlough North is bounded on the north by Corneen townland, on the west by Killywaum and Kilsallagh townlands, on the south by Keenagh, Templeport and Munlough South townlands and on the east by Clontycarnaghan and Urhannagh townlands. Its chief geographical features are mountain streams and dug wells.
Munlough North is traversed by the national secondary N87 road (Ireland), minor roads and rural lanes.
The townland covers 105 statute acres.
History
The 1609 Baronial Map depicts the townland as Mallowetra.
In the Plantation of Ulster by grant dated 26 June 1615, King James VI and I granted, inter alia, two polls in Mullaghvowtra to Sir George Graeme and Sir Richard Graeme to form part of the Manor of Greame. An Inquisition held at Cavan Town on 31st October 1627 found that George Greames was seized of one poll in Mullaowtra 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 Munlough North.
In the Irish Rebellion of 1641 Martin Kilhare of Drumlane made a deposition about the rebellion in Munlough as follows-
(239) Martine Killhare of Drumlane in the Countie of Cauan doe depose that my Brother Godferrye Killhare of Munlogh within the parish of Templeporte within the Baronie of Tullahae and Countie of Cauan, had in personale estate when this Rebellione first begane- Cowes ould and younge woorth £64; Horses woorth £20; Corne and haye worth £10; Houshould goods £10; In all £104. All these goods ware taken from him forceably aboute the 24th of October 1641 by the hands of Gillernew mc Gawran, and Manus mc Gawran, both of the parish of Templeport and Baronie of Tullaha and Countie of Cauan gent. Donnell Ogge mc Gawran of the same gent, Brian Ogge Mc Gawran of the same gent., Brian Ogge Mc Gawran of the same gent, and their followers. And further he cannot depose Signum [mark] predicti Martini 13 Jan: 1641 Jur coram nobis 30 Jan: 1641 Roger Puttocke Will: Hitchcock
The 1662 Hearth Money Rolls shows one Hearth Tax payer in Munlagh- Cahir McGawran.
An 1809 map of ecclesiastical lands in Templeport depicts Munlough North. The tenant on the land was Mr. Thompson.
The Tithe Applotment Books for 1827 list twenty nine tithepayers in the townland
Griffith's Valuation of 1857 lists eight 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.
Munlough School
The book Bawnboy and Templeport History Heritage Folklore by Chris Maguire gives the following description of the school which was closed in 1977-
MUNLOUGH National School Built 1842. Edward Curran was the teacher. On the morning of 22 November 1849 the school was destroyed by fire, 'set by some parties unknown'. The teacher resigned. Principal Teachers in Munlough N.S.- Master O'Brien (1910-'17); Mrs. Mary Lynch (1917); John Tiernan (1917-'23); Owen Maguire (1923-'28); Michael McElwaine (1929-'34); Martin Fitzgibbon (1934-'36); Gerry Brady (1936-'42); Chris Maguire (1942-'48); Phil Smyth (1948-'61); Thomas Rock (1961-'65); Ciaran Maguire (1965-1977). Assistants: Rose Kellegher; Kathleen Quinn; Philomena Maguire; Margaret Hannon; Ann Russell; Marian McGovern (Collins).
The School Registers are viewable online at- [6]
Antiquities
There do not seem to be any structures of historical interest in the townland apart from an earthen ringfort (Site number 1027 in “Archaeological Inventory of County Cavan”, Patrick O’Donovan, 1995).