Corranearty

Corranearty (Irish derived place name, either Corr an Iarta, meaning ‘The Round Hill of the Fireplace Hob’ or Corr an Fhearta, meaning ‘The Round Hill of the Grave’) is a townland in the civil parish of Kinawley, barony of Tullyhaw, County Cavan, Ireland.

Its chief geographical features are mountain streams, a pond, a forestry plantation and dug wells.

[2] In medieval times Corranearty 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’).

[3] In the Plantation of Ulster by grant dated 26 June 1615, King James VI and I granted, inter alia, The precinct or parcel of Nacloone otherwise Aghcloone to Sir George Graeme and Sir Richard Graeme to form part of the Manor of Greame.

[4] 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.