Keilagh

Keilagh (Irish derived place name, Caol Achadh meaning 'The Narrow Field'.

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

Its chief geographical features are small streams, a quarry, a gravel pit and a dug well.

In the Plantation of Ulster King James VI and I by grant dated 27 June 1610, granted the Manor of Keylagh, which included one poll in Keylagh (after which townland the entire Manor was named), to John Achmootie, a Scottish Groom of the Bedchamber.

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.

[6] An Inquisition held at Ballyconnell on 2 November 1629 stated that the poll of Keylagh contained seven sub-divisions named Toynelodabraranie, Knockelinahan, Gortinagripp, Moneneweek, Rassorin, Townelubban and Monynshellagagh.

A grant dated 30 January 1668 from King Charles II of England to James Thornton included a 1/2 poll containing 124 acres 1 rood and 8 perches in Kealagh.

Lot 1, the house and demesne of Macken, and Drumbinnis, Keilagh, Druminisdill, Drumcartagh, and Drumcannon, county of Cavan, containing £74.