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Towns and Parishes

Crosserlough (aka Kildrumferton)

Kildrumferton or Crosserlough, a parish, partly in the baronies of Upper Loughtee and Clonmahon, but chiefly in that of Castlerahan, county of Cavan, and province of Ulster, 9 miles (N. W.) from Oldcastle, on the road from Killesandra to Ballinagh; containing 9687 inhabitants. It comprises, according to the Ordnance survey, 16,436¾ statute acres (including 207½ under water), of which 11,729¾ are in Castlerahan, 4445½ in Clonmahon, and the remain-der in Upper Loughtee, and of which 15,535 are applotted under the tithe act; about two-thirds are arable, one-third pasture, and the remainder woodland and bog. Fairs for live stock are held here on June 29th and Aug 26th.
[From Lewis' Topographical Dictionary (1837)]

Biography

• O'Connell, P. "A Crosserlough Poet and Essayist", Breifne, V. 1, No. 3, 1961, pp. 209-214.

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Cemeteries

• "Epitaphs in Crosserlough Graveyard", Breifny Antiquarian Society Journal, V. 3, No. 2, p. 289-303, 1929-30
• Crosserlough Macra na Tuaithe Club, "Inscriptions in Crosserlough Old Cemetery, Breifne, Vol. 5 No. 17 (1976) p. 140-148
• O Connell, P. "Kildrumfertan Epitaphs", Breifne, Vol. 2, No. 8 (1966) p. 455-459
• Griffiths Valuation
  • Church and Graveyard, Carrickacroy
  • Graveyard, Crosserlough
  • RC Chapel and Graveyard, Cullow
  • Graveyard, Kill

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Census

• 1821 Census - The transcription of Deborah Annadale

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Church Records

• Church of Ireland
  • The Kildrumferton Parish church is approximately 1.5 miles outside the village of Killnaleck and is in the Parish of Crosserlough, Diocese of Kilmore, Barony of Castlerahan. Some fine photos and other facts may be found in The Wilton Pages
  • PRONI Film MIC/1/267 bap: 1801-  mar: 1801-  bur: 1803-
• Roman Catholic
  • bap: 1843-1880 mar: 1868-1880 LDS Film 926130
  • List of Inhabitants of Castlerahan Barony c. 1851 With Killinkere Catholic Parish Registers. NLI Pos. 5349
  • Photo of St. Mary's Church 1885

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History

• O'Connell, P. "The Parishes of Crosserlough and Kildrumfertan", Breifny Antiquarian Society Journal, V. 3, No. 1, 1927
  • I. Civil History, p. 9-64
  • II. Eccesiastical History, p. 65-86
• Sullivan, T. (Ed.), Drumkilly - From Ardkill Mountain to Kilderry Hill, Drumkilly History Committee, 2000, ISBN 0 9539374 0 2

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Land and Property

• "1564 Fiants", Breifny Antiquarian Society Journal, v. 2
• "Books of Survey and Distribution 1641", Breifne Antiquarian Soc J., Vols 1-3
• Farnham Estate
• Land Owners in Ireland, 1876, Reprinted: Genealogical Publishing Company, Baltimore, MD, 1998.
  • Persons who own property in County Cavan and were listed as living in a Townland of Crosserlough

  Aghaconny Thomas Acheson Walter Acheson Henry Smyth Carrickacroy Robert Buchanan Corglass Cosby Wilton James Wilton Jane Wilton John Wilton Joseph Wilton Samuel Wilton

  Cullow Charles Boylan Druminisclin Patrick Donohoe Kilmainham Francis Foster Kilnaleck Philip M'Givney Rockfield Edward Fitzpatrick

• The Massereene papers

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Maps

• Townland Map

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Military Records

• 1630 Muster Roll : Barony of Castlerahan

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Names, Geographical

• Ceallaigh, Ó. L. "Townland Names in the Parish of Crosserlough", Heart of Breifne, 1982, pp. 32-56.
• Townland Listing from 1851 Census - IreAtlas Townland Database
  • Aghaconny, Aghagegna, Aghakee, Aghawee
  • Carrickabane, Carrickacroy, Cashel, Clare, Clareboy, Clonmult, Coolkill, Corbeagh, Corduff, Corglass, Corlateerin, Corlislea, Creenow, Crosserlough, Cullow, Curraghabreedin
  • Derrin Lower, Derrin Upper, Derry, Derrylahan, Derrylea, Drumakinneo, Drumanalaragh, Drumbee, Drumcassidy, Drumegil, Drumhallagh, Druminisclin, Drumkilly, Drumloman, Drumnalaragh, Drumrath, Drumroragh, Drumscruddan, Duffcastle
  • Finaway
  • Garrynogher, Gortachurk, Graddum
  • Keelderry, Keenagh, Kiffagh, Kill, Kill Demesne, Killynure, Killytogher, Kilmainham, Kilnacrott, Kilnaleck
  • Latnadronagh, Lecharry, Lisdonnish
  • Mullacastle, Mullaghkeel
  • Pollareagh, Portan
  • Raharverty, Rassan, Rockfield
  • Sallaghill
  • Tedeehan Lower, Tedeehan Middle, Tedeehan Upper, Togher, Tonylion

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Occupations

• 1796 Flax Growers
  • Surname List - for given names and number of spinning wheels allotted see the extraction by Adrian Donelly
    • Bevens, Bird, Black, Boylan, Brady, Briody, Bryody, Caffery, Calaghan, Calwell, Camusky, Care, Commusky, Conaughty, Conaughy, Connellan, Corr, Corr, Cosgriff, Cronan, Cumusky, Daly, Devine, Donogho, Donougho, Fally, Farrel, Feanan, Finegan, Finegan, Fitzpatrick, Fitzsimons, Flood, Fryragh, Gafney, Gafny, Gafuy, Galligan, Geare, Gibney, Gilligan, Hanna, Harwood, Hemphill, Huragan, Keana, Leanichan, Leddy, Lee, Love, Lynch, Lynch, Maguire, Makinson, M'Cabe, M'Cahil, M'Clenan, M'Connel, M'Cormick, M'Cunnen, M'Donnell, M'Gowan, Monaghan, Moughan, Murphy, M'Vene, Pile, Piles, Reilly, Reily, Reynolds, Ryan, Sheridan, Shoden, Smith, Smyth, Spinks, Stephens, Thally

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Taxation

• "1664 Hearth Money Roll for barony of Castlerahan", Breifne, v.7 No. 25, 1987, p.489-497
• Tithe Applotment Book, LDS Film 256594
• Index to Griffith's Valuation
• General Valuation revision Lists
  • 1837-1856, early books are held by the National Archives in Dublin.
  • 1857-1939, v. 26 Kilnaleck Electoral Division, LDS Film 816812 Item 2

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Town Records

• Kilnaleck

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[Last updated: 04 October 2004 - Colin Ferguson ]