Coolnashinny

Coolnashinny (Irish: Cúl na Sionnach; The Corner of the Foxes)[1] is a townland in the civil parish of Kildallan in the barony of Tullyhunco, County Cavan, Ireland.

According to a 1608 survey, one ballybetagh was named Ballycroughen and contained 16 polls (townlands) centered on Coolnashinny.

She was married to Brian Breaghach Mág Samhradháin, chief of the McGovern clan from 1272 until his death on 3 May 1294.

A third reference in the book is poem XXV, stanza 20 (composed c. 1339), about an attack on the McKiernan clan in Tullyhunco by Tomás Mág Samhradháin.

The book's final reference is poem XXVI, stanza 13 (composed c. 1339), about a mustering of the three neighbouring clans at Cruachan: the McGoverns, the McKiernans and the Conmaicne Maigh Rein of Drumreilly parish.

According to the Annals of Ulster and the Four Masters, McKiernan chief Cú Connacht Mág Tighearnán was murdered in his castle at Coolnashinny in 1412 by the Maguire clan of Fermanagh.

King James VI and I granted the Manor of Keylagh, which included four polls in Croghin in the Plantation of Ulster, to Scottish Groom of the Bedchamber John Achmootie on 27 June 1610; John's brother, Alexander, was granted the neighbouring Manor of Dromheada.

[11] On 16 August of that year, John Aghmootie[12] sold his lands in Tullyhunco to James Craig.

Craig leased, among other things, four polls of Croghan to McKiernan chief Brian Bán Mág Tighearnán on 1 May 1611.

[13] On 29 July 1611, Sir Arthur Chichester and others reported that John and Alexander had not taken possession of their lands.

[15] According to a 2 November 1629 inquisition at Ballyconnell, Craghan's four polls contained 25 subdivisions: Dromenisklein, Toncruske, Mullaghmore, Dromisklin, Carmynebrine, Atticarheldan, Attibelimorris, Drombivise, Knockecurry, Killegowne, Mullaghnemullin, Tawnecaser, Lurge, Knockbrenan, Tawnemillagan, Tunebellrie, Aghemullen, Collenasennagh, Largleoure, Legge, Knockmaddeygarrie, Knockmaddidarragh, Knockmaister, Knockechoyle and Knocknegren.

[17] Craig's castle at Croaghan was besieged by the McKiernans and their allies, the McGoverns and O'Reillys, at the beginning of the Irish Rebellion of 1641.

[21] A marriage settlement by Margery Ells dated 15 September 1762 refers to her lands in Crochan.