Coologe

{{Short description|Townland in County Cavan, Ireland}} {{Use Hiberno-English|date=December 2019}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2019}} {{cleanup|date=March 2016|reason=Sentences in "History" section should be presented in whole paragraphs.}}

thumb|Coologe Lake, County Cavan

'''Coologe''' (Irish derived place name either: ''Cúl Ó nGuaire'' meaning 'Guaire's Corner' or ''Cúl Ó Gabhair'' meaning "The Corner of the Goats") is a townland in the civil parish of Templeport, County Cavan, Ireland. It lies in the Roman Catholic parish of Templeport and barony of Tullyhaw.

==Geography==

Coologe is bounded on the north by Toberlyan Duffin townland, on the west by Toberlyan and Derrycassan townland, on the south by Burren townland and by Kiltynaskellan townland in Kildallan parish and on the east by Callaghs and Killarah townlands in Kildallan parish. Its chief geographical features are Coologe Lake and the Shannon–Erne Waterway. Coologe is traversed by a public road and several rural lanes. The townland covers 265 statute acres.<ref name="IreAtlas"/>

==History==

In medieval times, the ''Mac Shamhráin'' (McGovern or Magauran) ''túath'' of Tullyhaw was divided into economic taxation areas called ballibetoes, from the Irish ''Baile Biataigh'' (Anglicized as 'Ballybetagh'), meaning 'A Provisioner's Town or Settlement'. The original purpose was to enable the farmer, who controlled the baile, to provide hospitality for those who needed it, such as poor people and travellers. The ballybetagh was further divided into townlands farmed by individual families who paid a tribute or tax to the head of the ballybetagh, who in turn paid a similar tribute to the clan chief. The steward of the ballybetagh would have been the secular equivalent of the erenagh in charge of church lands. There were seven ballibetoes in the parish of Templeport. Coologe was located in the ballybetagh of ''Bally Cooleigie'' (alias 'Bally Cowleg'), which was named after the townland.

The 1836 Ordnance Survey Namebooks give the Irish version of the townland as '' 'Cuileóg', meaning "A Little Corner" ''. However the earlier texts differ. A poem, composed about 1290 A.D. in the Book of Magauran (Poem 2, verse 27), gives the name as ''Cúl Ó nGuaire'', meaning "Guaire's Corner". Another possible meaning is ''Cúl Ó Gabhair'', meaning "The Corner of the Goats". :''Pleasant is the home of the hero of Botha,'' :''Sheltering the scion of Conn and Corc from wind and rain'' :''Coologe is no place to be raided,'' :''It is a castle whose commands are the most steadily obeyed in the world.'' :(''Suairc ionadh longphoirt laoich Bhoth,'' :''ar ghaoith d'ua ChonnChuirc 's ar chioth'' :''Cúl ó nGuaire ní cúl creach,'' :''dún na mbreath bhus bhuaine ar bioth'').<ref name="L. McKenna 1947">{{Citation |first= Lambert |last= McKenna |title=The Book of Magauran |year=1947 |publisher= Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, School of Celtic Studies |ref=BM |isbn=1855000164}}</ref>

Coologe was the residence of the ''Mac Shamhráin'' (McGovern or Magauran) chiefs of Tullyhaw in medieval times before they moved to Ballymagauran in the 1400s.

The ''Annals of the Four Masters'' under the year 1298 state: ''Brian Breaghach the Bregian Magauran, Chief of Teallach-Eachdhacih Tullyhaw, was slain by Hugh Breitneach O'Conor, and the Clann-Murtough.'' <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://celt.ucc.ie//published/T100005C/index.html|title=Annals of the Four Masters|website=celt.ucc.ie}}</ref>

The ''Annals of Loch Cé'' under the year 1298 state: ''Brian Bregach Mac Shamhradhain, chieftain of Tellach-Echach, the most bountiful and puissant man that was in his own time, was slain by Aedh Breifnech O'Conchobhair and the Clann-Muirchertaigh, in his own house at Cuil-O'Guaire, on the third day of summer'' (Brian bregach Mag Shamradhan, taisech Tellaigh Echach, fer rob ferr enech agus engnum do bhí na aimsir fein, do mharbad la h-Oedh mBreiffnech Hui Conchobair, agus la Clainn Muirchertaigh, na thigh fein a Cúil O nGuaire in tres lá do shamradh).

The ''Annals of Connacht'' 1298 state: ''Brian Bregach Mag Samradain, chieftain of Tullyhaw, the most generous and valorous man of his time, was killed by Aed Brefnech O Conchobair and the Clan Murtagh in his own house at Coologe on the third day of summer'' (Brian Bregach Mag Samradan toisech Tellaig Echach, fer rob ferr enech & engnam bai ina amsir fein, do marbad la hAed mBrefnech hui Conchobair agus la Clainn Murcertaig na tig fein a Cuil hui nGuaire an tres la do tSamrad.). Poem 4 in the Book of Magauran laments Brian's death when the castle was burned.<ref name="L. McKenna 1947"/>

On 19 January 1586, Queen Elizabeth I of England granted a pardon to ''Phelim m'Brien m'Thomas Magawran, of Colleaghe'', for fighting against the Queen's forces (Under his Irish name Feidhlimidh Mág Samhradháin; he later became Chief of the McGoverns and built Ballymagauran Castle. He died 20 January 1622).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/reportofdeputyke1416irel|title=The ... report of the Deputy Keeper of the Public Records in Ireland / presented to both houses of the Parliament by command of Her Majesty|date=11 April 1882|publisher=Dublin : Printed by Alexander Thom for Her Majesty's Stationery Offic|via=Internet Archive}}</ref>

Until the Cromwellian Act for the Settlement of Ireland 1652, the modern townland of Toberlyan formed part of the modern townland of Coologe, as one of its subdivisions. Another subdivision of Coologe was the modern townland of Toberlyan Duffin. Therefore, neither of the Toberlyans are depicted on the 1609 Baronial or 1665 Down Survey maps.

The 1609 Baronial Map depicts the townland as ''Coleag''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://digital-library.qub.ac.uk/digital/collection/p15979coll8/id/179/rec/3|title = 4.25. The Baronie of Tollagh Aghe |website=Queen's University Belfast Digital Special Collections & Archives}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documents/mpf1-58.pdf|website=National Archives Dublin |title=Map of Tullyahw, County Cavan}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.templeport.ie/pages/1609-TP-Baronial-Map.html|title=Templeport Development Association - 1609 Baronial-Map|website=www.templeport.ie}}</ref> The 1665 Down Survey map depicts it as ''Cooleoge''.<ref>Trinity College Dublin: [http://downsurvey.tcd.ie/down-survey-maps.php#bm=Tullaghhagh&c=Cavan&indexOfObjectValue=-1&indexOfObjectValueSubstring=-1 The Down Survey of Ireland.]</ref> Sir William Petty's 1685 map depicts it as ''Coolorg''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://downsurvey.tcd.ie/down-survey-maps.php#c=Cavan|title=Down Survey Maps | The Down Survey Project|website=downsurvey.tcd.ie}}</ref>

In the Hearth Money Rolls compiled on 29 September 1663<ref>''The Hearth Money Rolls for the Baronies of Tullyhunco and Tullyhaw, County Cavan'', edited by Rev. Francis J. McKiernan, in Breifne Journal. Vol. I, No. 3 (1960), pp. 247-263</ref> there were two Hearth Tax payers in ''Coolege- Nola Ny Conell and Neale O Doan''.

A grant dated 3 June 1667 from King Charles II to Colonel Thomas Coote included part of ''Cooleoge'' with an area of 59 acres and 32 perches at an annual rent of £0-15s-11 3/4d.<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|url=https://archive.org/stream/op1244157-1001#page/n87/mode/2up/search/cooleoge|title=Commissioners of Public Records in Ireland : fourteenth and fifteenth reports with appendix, 1824-25|date=11 April 1825|publisher=HMSO|via=Internet Archive}}</ref> A grant dated 9 September 1669 from King Charles II to the 1st Earl of Anglesey included part of ''Cooleoge'' with an area of 23 acres and 26 perches at an annual rent of £0-6s-2 1/2d.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.org/stream/op1244157-1001#page/n185/mode/2up/search/cooleoge|title=Commissioners of Public Records in Ireland : Fourteenth and fifteenth reports with appendix, 1824-25|year=1825}}</ref>

The aforesaid Colonel Thomas Coote died on 25 November 1671 and his lands went to his nephew, Thomas Coote.

On 8 September 1716, the said nephew Thomas Coote leased land to Edward Ellis, which included the lands of ''Cuiliege alias Burren''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://irishdeedsindex.net/mem.php?memorial=14328|title = Memorial extract — Registry of Deeds Index Project}}</ref>

A deed dated 19 Mar 1768 by the family of the aforesaid Edward Ellis included the lands of ''Cuiluge alias Burren''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://irishdeedsindex.net/mem.php?memorial=200198|title = Memorial extract — Registry of Deeds Index Project: Memorial No: 200198 |website=Registry of Deeds Index Project Ireland}}</ref>

A lease dated 22 September 1776 was made between John, Francis, William and Patrick Bannan of Coologe, concerning the lands of Garradice beg.{{cite web |url=http://irishdeedsindex.net/mem.php?memorial=229387 |title=Memorial extract — Registry of Deeds Index Project: Memorial No: 229387 |website=Registry of Deeds Index Project Ireland}}

The Tithe Applotment Books for 1827 list twelve tithepayers in the townland.<ref>http://titheapplotmentbooks.nationalarchives.ie/search/tab/results.jsp?county=Cavan&parish=Templeport&townland=Cowlagh&search=Search ''Tithe Applotment Books 1827''</ref>

The Ordnance Survey Name Books for 1836 give the following description of the townland-''The whole of the east, south and a great part of the west of the townland is bounded by a large river and lake.''

The Coologe Valuation Office Field books are available for November 1839.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://census.nationalarchives.ie/reels/vob/IRE_CENSUS_1821-51_007246947_00346.pdf |website=National Archives of Ireland |title=Census 1821-51: Townland of Coologe |pages=202–203}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://census.nationalarchives.ie/reels/vob/IRE_CENSUS_1821-51_007246947_00347.pdf |website=National Archives of Ireland |title=Census 1821-51: Townland of Coologe |pages=204}}</ref>

In 1841 the population of the townland was 82, being 46 males and 36 females. There were sixteen houses in the townland, all of which were inhabited.<ref name="auto">{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=96RbAAAAQAAJ&q=coologe|title=Accounts and Papers|author=Great Britain Parliament House of Commons|date=11 April 1853|via=Google Books |volume=36 |chapter=Population: Ireland |page=94}}</ref> A rare surviving page from the 1841 census of Ireland lists the household of Michael Bannon of Coologe.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/reels/c19/007246725/007246725_00038.pdf |website=National Archives of Ireland |date=6 June 1841 |title=Bannon}}</ref>

In 1851 the population of the townland was 92, being 52 males and 40 females. There were fourteen houses in the townland, all inhabited.<ref name="auto"/>

Griffith's Valuation of 1857 lists sixteen landholders in the townland.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/index.xml?action=doNameSearch&PlaceID=190354&county=Cavan&barony=Tullyhaw&parish=Templeport&townland=%3Cb%3ECoologe%3C/b%3E |website=Ask About Ireland |title=Griffith's Valuation}}</ref>

In 1861 the population of the townland was 78, being 44 males and 34 females. There were seventeen houses in the townland and all were inhabited.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=umn.31951p00771975o;view=1up;seq=107;size=175|title = The census of Ireland for the year 1861|publisher = Printed by A. Thom for H.M. Stationery Off |author=Ireland Census Office |location=Dublin |page=93}}</ref>

In 1871 the population of the townland was 36, being 17 males and 19 females. There were twelve houses in the townland, all were inhabited.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/op1250167-1001|title = Census of Ireland 1871 : Part I, Area, Population, and Number of Houses; Occupations, Religion and Education volume III, Province of Ulster; Summary Tables, Indexes|year = 1874}}</ref>

In 1881 the population of the townland was 39, being 18 males and 21 females. There were eleven houses in the townland, all were inhabited.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/op1251357-1001|title=Census of Ireland 1881 : Area, Population and Number of Houses; Occupations, Religion and Education volume III, Province of Ulster|date=11 April 1882|publisher=HMSO|via=Internet Archive}}</ref>

In 1891 the population of the townland was 42, being 20 males and 22 females. There were eleven houses in the townland, of which one was uninhabited.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.histpop.org/ohpr/servlet/PageBrowser?path=Browse/Census+(by+geography)/Ireland/1891&active=yes&mno=442&tocstate=expandnew&display=sections&display=tables&display=pagetitles&pageseq=296&zoom=4|title=HISTPOP.ORG - Browse > Census > Ireland > 1891 > Area, houses, and population, Vol. III, Ireland, 1891 Page 294|website=www.histpop.org}}</ref>

In the 1901 census of Ireland, there are fourteen families listed in the townland.<ref>http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Cavan/Lisanover/Coologe/ ''Census of Ireland 1901''</ref>

In the 1911 census of Ireland, there are eleven families listed in the townland.<ref>http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Cavan/Lissanover/Coologe/ ''Census of Ireland 1911''</ref>

==Antiquities==

# An earthen ringfort on the shore of the lake which is probably the site of the McGovern Chief's residence referred to above.<ref>Site number 361 in "Archaeological Inventory of County Cavan", Patrick O’Donovan, 1995, where it is described as- ''Raised circular area (int. diam. 50.6m) enclosed by a low, much-denuded earthen bank and a fosse. The site is divided into two unequal portions by a roadway and field boundary running NW-SE. The smaller portion, SW of this, has been levelled and there are no surface remains. Original entrance not recognisable.''.</ref> Poem 1 in the Book of Magauran describes what the castle looked like about 1290 A.D.<ref name="L. McKenna 1947"/> # A crannóg in the lake, 100 metres from the shore;<ref>Site number 1489 in "Archaeological Inventory of County Cavan", Patrick O’Donovan, 1995, where it is described as- ''Not marked on OS 1836 or 1876 eds. Small, oval, tree-covered island (dims. c. 25mNNE-SSW; c. 12m WNW-ESE) in Coologe Lough, c.100m from the shoreline''.</ref> # A medieval quern-stone was found in the townland.<ref name="academia.edu">{{Cite web|url=https://www.academia.edu/3670344|title=The Plain of Blood, A Study of the Ritual Landscape of Magh Slecht, Co. Cavan|first=Kevin|last=White|date=January 2013|via=www.academia.edu}}</ref> # A pair of twisted bronze tubes with punched decoration, found in Coologe Lough.<ref name="academia.edu"/>

==See also==

*Brian ‘Breaghach’ Mág Samhradháin

==References== <references>

<ref name="IreAtlas">{{Cite web |url=http://www.thecore.com/seanruad/|title=Townland Search Form |website=IreAtlas |access-date=3 February 2024}}</ref>

</references>

==External links== *[http://www.thecore.com/seanruad/ The IreAtlas Townland Data Base]

Category:Townlands of County Cavan