Aghabane

Aghabane (Irish derived place name, Achadh Bán meaning 'The White Field'.

[1]) is a townland in the civil parish of Kildallan, barony of Tullyhunco, County Cavan, Ireland.

James Craige is their deputy for five years, who has brought 4 artificers of divers sorts with their wives and families and 2 other servants.

Stone raised for building a mill and trees felled, a walled house with a smith's forge built, 4 horses and mares upon the grounds with competent arms.

[7] An Inquisition held at Ballyconnell on 2 November 1629 stated that the poll of Taghabane contained six sub-divisions named Donnatt, Cargenevennage, Mackeif, Corvemna, Carevem and Tenforte.

On 19 September 1643, James Gardiner of Aghabane gave the following deposition about the Irish Rebellion of 1641 in Cavan - James Gardiner late of Taghabane in the parrish of Kildallan in the County of Cavan, gent and tanner, sworne and examined sayth that in the begining of the present Rebellion he this deponent at Taghabane aforesaid and alsoe at Correnery in the Parrish of Killasandra & County of Cavan was deprived robbed or otherwise dispoyled of his goodes & chattells consisting of horses, Mares a Coult beasts, Cattle, sheepe, corne, Malt, howshold goods provition, his stock in his tannhowse in Killisandra & of the possession Rents and proffitts of 2 farmes.

And this deponent is like to be deprived of and lose the future profits of his said farmes (worth £20 per annum) until a peace be established: And further saith that the persons that so deprived & despoiled him of his said goods were actors in the present Rebellion and are named as followeth vizt.- Connor O’Rely of Aghroskilly in the same County gentleman, John mcMulmore Rely of Killicrannah in the same County, gent, Gillernew McGaverran of Talloghagh, gente, and Charles Mc Gaverran of the same, gent, Keire O’Rourke of - in the County of Leitrim, gent, Myles O’Rely then high sherriff of the said County of Cavan, Ferrall mc Call O’Rely of Cashell in the same County of Cavan, gent, & divers others whose names he knows not, being their souldjers, Complicees and assistants.