Borim (Kinawley)

Borim (Irish derived place name, Bó Dhroim, meaning "The Ridge of the Cow") is a townland in the civil parish of Kinawley, barony of Tullyhaw, County Cavan, Ireland.

III states that: "Borim, in Cavan, exactly represents the sound of the Irish Bo-dhruim, cow-ridge, i.e. a low hill-ridge or back which, for its sweet grass, was a favourite grazing place for cows.

Here the two component words are Bo and drim (Irish druim), and if there was no aspiration the compound Bo-drim would be sounded as it is written, with the 'd' brought out fully.

[4] In medieval times Borim was owned by the McGovern Clan and formed part of a ballybetagh spelled (variously) Aghycloony, Aghcloone, Nacloone, Naclone and Noclone (Irish derived place name Áth Chluain, meaning 'The Ford of the Meadow').

[7] The Grahams took part in the Irish Rebellion of 1641 and after the war their lands were confiscated under the Act for the Settlement of Ireland 1652 and distributed as follows- The 1652 Commonwealth Survey spells the name as Buorim and lists the proprietor as Mr Thomas Worshipp and the tenants as Tiernan McHugh & others.

[8] A grant dated 9 September 1669 from King Charles II to Arthur Annesley, 1st Earl of Anglesey included part of Gortnaboram alias Quillin with an area of 110 acres and 16 perches at an annual rent of £1-9s-8d.

[12] In a deed dated 13 August 1738 John Enery conveyed to Richard Hassard, inter alia, the lands of Borein.