Uragh (Kinawley)

This old man also told him that it was common said in the district that the hotel was much frequented by members of the Irish Parliament who came to Swanlinbar to drink the waters and that Dean Swift visited on more than one occasion.

Mrs Bella McHugh, Swanlinbar who died aged 94 a few months ago (1938) told me that the building was a ruin for the past 100 years (since 1838).

[3] In medieval times Uragh 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’).

[4] 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.

[5] An Inquisition held at Cavan Town on 31 October 1627 found that Sir Richard Greames of Corrasmongan died on 7 November 1625 seized of, inter alia, one poll in Oughragh.

The 1652 Commonwealth Survey spells the townland as Uragh with the proprietor being Mr Thomas Worshipp and the tenants being Edmond Magwire & others.

[8] The 1821 Census of Ireland spells the name as Ureaugh and Uereaugh and states- There is a spaw well the water of which is called the preserver of health.