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Lavey Parish

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"Lavey, or Lowey, a parish, in the barony of Upper Loughtee county of Cavan, and province of Ulster, 4 miles from Cavan, on the road to Virginia; containing 6305 inhabitants. According to the Ordnance survey it comprises 10,679 statute acres, of which 761 are water. The land is highly cultivated; there are some large tracts of bog, affording an abundant supply of fuel. It is a vicarage, in the diocese of Kilmore, and in the patronage of the Bishop; the rectory is impropriate in the Marquess of Westmeath. The tithes amount to £386. 5., of which £153. 15. is payable to the impropriator, and £232. 10. to the vicar."
[From Lewis' Topographical Dictionary of Ireland (1837)]

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Census

  • Cunningham, T. P. "Notes on the 1821 Census of Lavey Parish", Breifne, V. 1 No. 3, 1961, pp. 192-208
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Church Records

  • Cunningham, T. P. "The 1766 Religous Census, Kilmore and Ardagh", Breifne, Vol. 1, No. 4 (1962) p. 357-362
    • See also LDS Film 100173.
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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 Lavey", Heart of Breifne, 1979, pp. 4-15.

The townland of Lavey is in the parish of Lavey.

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History

  • Cunningham, T.P. Rev., The Ecclesiastical History of Lavey Parish, Rev. Sean O'Reilly, PP, Lavey, 1984.
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Land & Property

  • The Annesley Papers
  • Lord Garvagh: Rentals, 1829-48, NAI M5535
  • Saunderson: Rent Roll, 1779, NLI Ms 13340
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Maps

You can see maps centred on OSI grid reference N5138299303 (Lat/Lon: 53.940627, -7.218324), Lavey Parish which are provided by:

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Military Records

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Schools

  • Cunningham, T.P. "Drumnaveagh National School, Lavey", Heart of Breifne, 1979, pp. 52-56
  • Killyconnan National School 1899-1999, Killyconnan Centenary Committee, 1999