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Munlough South (from Irish: Móinloch Íochtar meaning 'the Bog Lake, Lower’) 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 South to distinguish it from the neighbouring townland of Munlough North.
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Map of Munlough South, Co. Cavan, Ireland
Geography
Munlough South is bounded on the north by Munlough North townland, on the west by Keenagh, Templeport townland, on the south by Lissanover townland and on the east by Cavanaquill townland. Its chief geographical features are the dried bed of the lake that gives the townland its name, a stream and a dug well.
Munlough South is traversed by minor roads and rural lanes.
The townland covers 69 statute acres.
History
The 1609 Baronial Map depicts the townland as Mollaieghtra.
The 1665 Down Survey map depicts the townland as Monedagh.
William Petty's 1685 map depicts it as Monedagh.
On 25 January 1627 a grant was made of- 1 pole of Mullagheitea to Thomas Groves, the Rector or Vicar of the parish of Templepurt to hold as glebe land of Templeport Church. The said Thomas Groves was the Anglican rector of Templeport parish from 1626 to 1632.
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
An 1809 map of ecclesiastical lands in Templeport depicts Munlough South. The tenant on the land was Mr. Armstrong.
The Tithe Applotment Books for 1827 list twenty eight tithepayers in the townland
Griffith's Valuation of 1857 lists two landholders in the townland.
In the 1901 census of Ireland, there are two families listed in the townland, and in the 1911 census of Ireland, there is only one family listed in the townland.
Antiquities
There do not seem to be any structures of historical interest in the townland apart from an earthen ringfort (Site number 1028 in “Archaeological Inventory of County Cavan”, Patrick O’Donovan, 1995).