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Annagelliff Parish

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"Annagelliff, a parish, in the barony of Upper Loughtee county of Cavan, and province of Ulster 1 mile (N.E. by E.) from Cavan, on the road from that place to Virginia; containing 4841 inhabitants. It comprises, according to the Ordnance survey 8260¼ statute acres, of which 5096 are applotted under the tithe act. The living is a vicarage, in the diocese of Kilmore, forming, with that of Urney, the union of Urney and Annageliffe, in the patronage of the Bishop; the rectory is impropriate in the Representatives of Richard, Earl of Westmeath. The tithes amount to £217. 16. 11½ which £62. 2. 2½ payable to the impropriator, and £255. 14. 9. to the vicar. In the R. C. divisions this parish forms part of the union or district of Urney, or, as it is more commonly called Cavan: the chapel is a large building, situated at Stragolla. There are a parochial school, and a school on the townland of Curlurgan; also four hedge schools." [From Lewis' Topographical Dictionary (1837)]

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Description & Travel

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Gazetteers

The transcription for this parish from the National Gazetteer (1868), provided by Colin Hinson.

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Historical Geography

Ceallaigh, Ó. L. "Townland Names in the Parish of Urney and Annagelliff", Heart of Breifne, 1987, pp. 61-84.

There is a townland of Annagelliff in the parish of Annagelliff.

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Land & Property

  • 1837-1842 Commissioners of Education: Rentals, NLI Ms. 16920(5)
  • James O'Reilly: Rentals, 1815-16, NAI M.6962
  • Saunderson: Rent Roll, 1779, NLI Ms 13340
  • Tennison: Rentals, 1846-54, NLI Ms 1400-1409
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Maps

You can see maps centred on OSI grid reference H4412604485 (Lat/Lon: 53.987844, -7.328058), Annagelliff Parish which are provided by:

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Memorial Inscriptions

Cemetery Inscriptions in Cavan Parish - Annagelliffe, Breifne, v. 6, No. 24, 1986, p. 408-417

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Military Records

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Schools

  • Fitzpatrick, P. (ed) A Hundred Years of Killygarry School: 1894-1994, Killygarry Centenary Committee, 1994.