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Munterconnaught Parish

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"Munterconnaght a parish, in the barony of Castlerahan, county of Cavan, and province of Ulster, 4 Miles from Oldcastle, on the road from Kells to Ballyjamesduf; containing 2969 inhabitants. This parish is on the confines of the county of Meath, and comprises, according to the Ordnance survey, 7434 statute acres, of which 5828 are applotted under the tithe act, and 965 are in Lough Ramor. It is a rectory and vicarage, in the diocese of Kilmore, forming part of the union of Lurgan: the tithes amount to £148. The church is a very neat building, erected in 1832 by a gift of £900 from the late Board of First Fruits. In the R.C divisions it is part of the union of Castlerahan and Munterconnaught; the chapel is a good stone building. About 140 children are educated in a school aided by subscriptions; and there are three private schools, in which are about 160 children. Here was anciently a hospital, the endowment of which was granted by Jas. I. to Sir Edward Moore."
[From Lewis' Topographical Dictionary (1837)]

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Census

  • Cooney, D., '1821 Census of the Parish of Munterconnaught', Breifne, v. 9, No. 35, 1998, p. 877-883
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Church Records

  • List of Inhabitants of Castlerahan Barony c. 1851 With Killinkere Catholic Parish Registers. NLI Pos. 5349
  • 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 Castlerahan and Munterconnaught", Heart of Breifne, 1981, pp. 30-44.

The civil parish of Munterconnaught Parish contained the townlands of:
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History

  • Cooney, D. A History 1847 - 1997, 150 Year History of the Parish of Munterconnaught, Knocktemple History Committee , 1997.
  • O'Connell, P. "History of Castlerahan and Munterconnacht Parish", Breifny Antiquarian Society Journal, V. 2 No. 3, 1925-26
    • I. Civil History, p. 263-290
    • II. Ecclesiastical History, p. 291-310
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Land & Property

  • Auction Poster. Important and attractive sale of two very valuable farms of land and gentleman's residence I have been favoured with instructions from the Rev. Augustus B. R. Young to sell by auction on Friday, 19th February, 1904, at one o'clock, at the Court-House, Oldcastle, his right, title, and interest in two valuable farms of land in the lands of Eighter, Carrick and Crossafehin ...
    National Library of Ireland
  • "Books of Survey and Distribution 1641", Breifne Antiquarian Soc J., Vols 1-3
  • Earl of Fingall: Rent Rolls, 1750, NLI Ms. 8024
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Maps

You can see maps centred on OSI grid reference N5981583738 (Lat/Lon: 53.799895, -7.092956), Munterconnaught Parish which are provided by:

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Memorial Inscriptions

  • "Epitaphs in Munterconnacht Graveyard", Breifny Antiquarian Society Journal V 3 No 1, p. 219-222, 1927
  • Knockatemple Old Cemetery
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Military Records

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Taxation

  • "1664 Hearth Money Roll for Barony of Castlerahan", Breifne, v.7 No. 25, 1987, p.489-497