# Mackan > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Mackan > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Mackan.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mackan > Source revision: 1329495836 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Townland in County Cavan, Ireland}} {{Use Hiberno-English|date=December 2019}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2019}} '''Mackan''' (Irish derived place name, Meacan meaning 'The Field of Carrots'.) is a [townland](/source/townland) in the [civil parish](/source/civil_parish) of [Kildallan](/source/Kildallan), barony of [Tullyhunco](/source/Tullyhunco), [County Cavan](/source/County_Cavan), [Ireland](/source/Republic_of_Ireland).thumb|Road at Mackan (geograph 2915438) ==Geography== Mackan is bounded on the north by [Clonkeen](/source/Clonkeen) and [Drumminnion](/source/Drumminnion) townlands, on the west by [Aghnacreevy](/source/Aghnacreevy) townland, on the south by [Drumbinnis](/source/Drumbinnis) and [Mullaghdoo, Cavan](/source/Mullaghdoo%2C_Cavan) townlands and on the east by [Keilagh](/source/Keilagh) townland. Its chief geographical features are Mullaghdoo Lough, a fish pond, small streams, spring wells and a wood. Mackan is traversed by minor public roads and rural lanes. The townland covers 179 acres. ==History== From medieval times up to the early 1600s, the land belonged to the [McKiernan Clan](/source/McKiernan_Clan). The 1609 [Plantation of Ulster](/source/Plantation_of_Ulster) Map depicts the townland as ''Mackan''.{{cite web | url=http://cavantownlands.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/1609-hi_Keylagh.jpg | title=(Keylagh map) | publisher=cavantownlands.com | accessdate=21 December 2019 | archive-date=16 June 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180616153758/http://cavantownlands.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/1609-hi_Keylagh.jpg | url-status=dead }} A grant of 1610 spells the name as ''Markan''. A lease of 1611 spells the name as ''Mockane''. An inquisition of 1629 spells the name as ''Mackan''. The 1652 Commonwealth Survey spells it as ''Macken''. In the [Plantation of Ulster](/source/Plantation_of_Ulster) King [James VI and I](/source/James_VI_and_I) by grant dated 27 June 1610, granted the Manor of Keylagh, which included one poll in '''Markan''', to John Achmootie, a Scottish Groom of the Bedchamber. His brother Alexander Achmootie was granted the neighbouring Manor of Dromheada.{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XD5JAAAAcAAJ&dq=kilnegreighan&pg=PA166|title=Calendar of the Patent Rolls of the Chancery of Ireland|first=Ireland|last=Chancery|date=11 April 1800|publisher=A. Thom|via=Google Books}} On 16 August 1610 John Aghmootie sold his lands in Tullyhunco to James Craig. On 1 May 1611 James Craig leased, inter alia, ''1 poll of '''Mockane''' to Corhonogho McKernan''.{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WUepqE-K4PAC&dq=kilnegrahan&pg=PA2|title=Inquisitionum in Officio Rotulorum Cancellariae Hiberniae Asservatarum Repertorium|date=11 April 1829|publisher=command of his majesty King George IV. In pursuance of an address of the house of Commons of Great Britain (an Ireland)|via=Google Books}} On 29 July 1611 [Arthur Chichester, 1st Baron Chichester](/source/Arthur_Chichester%2C_1st_Baron_Chichester) and others reported that ''John Auchmothy and Alexander Auchmothye have not appeared at the lands awarded to them. 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''.{{Cite web |title=Calendar of the Carew manuscripts, preserved in the archi-episcopal library at Lambeth |url=https://archive.org/stream/calendarofcarewm06lambiala#page/78/mode/2up |access-date=2023-06-28 |website=Internet Archive}} An Inquisition held at Ballyconnell on 2 November 1629 stated that the poll of '''Mackan''' contained fifteen sub-divisions named ''Mullaghbog, Knockne, Gartinrin, Tonelagh, Cappagh, Townevalley, Agh, Shanevallendarragh, Corragh, Knockenea, Knocketalgar, Aghnahowle, Garfadagh, Aghen and Gortinboy''.{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WUepqE-K4PAC&dq=Aghnacrevie&pg=RA5-PA6|title=Inquisitionum in Officio Rotulorum Cancellariae Hiberniae Asservatarum Repertorium|date=11 April 1829|publisher=command of his majesty King George IV. In pursuance of an address of the house of Commons of Great Britain (an Ireland)|via=Google Books}} Sir James Craig died in the siege of Croaghan Castle on 8 April 1642. His land was inherited by his brother John Craig of Craig Castle, County Cavan and of Craigston, County Leitrim, who was chief doctor to both King James I and Charles I. The 1652 Commonwealth Survey states the owner was Lady Craig. In the Hearth Money Rolls compiled on 29 September 1663''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 there were two Hearth Tax payers in ''Maken- James Ferrish and William Sharpe''. The will of John Faris of Mackan, County Cavan dated 1 November 1745 was probated on 31 January 1745. (Betham Genealogical Abstracts) Marriage settlements dated 7 March 1750 and 11 July 1760 relates to the Faris family with lands in Mackan etc.{{Cite web|url=https://irishdeedsindex.net/mem.php?memorial=183622080|title=Memorial extract — Registry of Deeds Index Project|website=irishdeedsindex.net}}{{Cite web|url=https://irishdeedsindex.net/mem.php?memorial=137149|title=Memorial extract — Registry of Deeds Index Project|website=irishdeedsindex.net}} The 1790 Cavan Carvaghs list spells the townland name as ''Makeene''.{{Cite web |title=A List of the Several Baronies and Parishes in the County of Cavan |url=http://www.cavanlibrary.ie/file/Local-Studies/Library-Scanned-Docs/The-Carvaghs-A-List-Of-The-Several-Baronies-And-Parishes-in-the-County-Of-Cavan.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171106060404/http://www.cavanlibrary.ie/file/Local-Studies/Library-Scanned-Docs/The-Carvaghs-A-List-Of-The-Several-Baronies-And-Parishes-in-the-County-Of-Cavan.pdf |archive-date=2017-11-06 |website=cavanlibrary.ie}} Ambrose Leet's 1814 Directory spells the name as ''Mackin''.{{cite book|author=Ambrose Leet|title=A Directory to the Market Towns: Villages, Gentlemen's Seats, and Other Noted Places in Ireland|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YV0_AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA131|year=1814|publisher=B. Smith|page=131}} In the 1825 Registry of Freeholders for County Cavan there were two freeholders registered in ''Mackin''- Patt Smythe and William Wiggans. They were both [Forty-shilling freeholders](/source/Forty-shilling_freeholders), Smythe holding a lease for lives from his landlord, George Faris and Wiggans holding a lease for lives from his landlord, William Faris.{{Cite web |title=Registry of Freeholders in the County of Cavan |url=http://www.cavanlibrary.ie/file/Local-Studies/Library-Scanned-Docs/Registry-of-Freeholders-in-the-County-of-Cavan.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190720134720/http://www.cavanlibrary.ie/file/Local-Studies/Library-Scanned-Docs/Registry-of-Freeholders-in-the-County-of-Cavan.pdf |archive-date=2019-07-20 |website=cavanlibrary.ie}} The 1825 Tithe Applotment Books list five tithepayers in the townland.{{Cite web|url=http://titheapplotmentbooks.nationalarchives.ie/search/tab/results.jsp?county=Meath&parish=Kildallan&townland=Macken&search=Search|title=The Tithe Applotment Books, 1823-37|website=titheapplotmentbooks.nationalarchives.ie}} In the early 1800s a [Sunday school](/source/Sunday_school) was kept in the townland, funded by the Hibernian Sunday School Society. In October 1819 it had an attendance of 34 scholars.{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PioEAAAAQAAJ&dq=kildallon&pg=RA3-PA27|title=The report of the Hibernian Sunday school society for 1810 (-1837).|first=Hibernian Sunday school|last=society|date=11 April 1818|via=Google Books}} The Mackan Valuation Office Field books are available for 1838.{{Cite web |title=IRE_CENSUS_1821-51_007246947_00488 |url=http://census.nationalarchives.ie/reels/vob/IRE_CENSUS_1821-51_007246947_00488.pdf |access-date=2023-06-28 |website=census.nationalarchives.ie}}{{Cite web|url=http://census.nationalarchives.ie/search/vob/results.jsp?surname=&firstname=&year_from=&year_to=&dd_dd=&dd_mm=&dd_yyyy=&book=&county=cavan&barony=&parish=&townland=mackan&last_name_other_or_lessor=&first_name_other_or_lessor=&search=Search|title=Valuation Office Books|website=census.nationalarchives.ie}} On 13 November 1851 the following decision was made by the Incumbered Estates Court- ''The Chief Commissioner sat in the Court, Henrietta-street, Dublin, to-day, for the purpose of selling incumbered property. In the matter of the estates of Williams James Thomas GALBRAITH, owner. Ex parte Morgan CROFTON, petitioner. Lot 1, the house and demesne of '''Macken''', and Drumbinnis, Keilagh, Druminisdill, Drumcartagh, and Drumcannon, county of Cavan, containing £74. 0r. 15p. state measure, held in fee farm, producing a gross annual rental of £484, 11s, 10d., subject to two fee farm rents, one of £131, 18s. 6d., and the other of £62, 6s. 2d. The biddings proceeded from £4000 to £5390, at which sum Mrs. Elizabeth GALBRAITH became the purchaser. Lot 2, the fee simple lands of EVLAGHMORE, containing 140s. 1. 39p. statute measure, and producing an annual rental of £76, 11s, 8d. The first offer was £700., and Mr. W. Galbraith (the owner) was the purchaser for £1000''.{{Cite web |title=Co. Cavan; Ireland Newspaper Abstracts |url=http://www.irelandoldnews.com/Cavan/1851/NOV.html |access-date=2023-06-28 |website=irelandoldnews.com}} [Griffith's Valuation](/source/Griffith's_Valuation) of 1857 lists ten landholders in the townland.{{Cite web|url=http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/index.xml?action=doNameSearch&PlaceID=193388&county=Cavan&barony=Tullyhunco&parish=Kildallan&townland=%3Cb%3EMackan%3C/b%3E|title=Griffith's Valuation|website=www.askaboutireland.ie}} The landlord of Mackan in the 19th century was Captain John Johnston. ==Census== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Population ! Males ! Females ! Total Houses ! Uninhabited |- | 1841 || 42 || 22 || 20 || 6 || 0 |- | 1851 || 35 || 16 || 19 || 5 || 0 |- | 1861 || 46 || 24 || 22 || 7 || 0 |- | 1871 || 41 || 26 || 15 || 7 || 0 |- | 1881 || 30 || 19 || 11 || 5 || 0 |- | 1891 || 25 || 15 || 10 || 5 || 0 |} In the [1901 census of Ireland](/source/Census_of_Ireland%2C_1901), there were five families listed in the townland.{{cite web|url= http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Cavan/Diamond/Mackan/|title=National Archives: Census of Ireland 1901|author=|date=|publisher=|accessdate=19 October 2016}} In the [1911 census of Ireland](/source/Census_of_Ireland%2C_1911), there were seven families listed in the townland.{{cite web|url= http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Cavan/Diamond/Mackan/|title=National Archives: Census of Ireland 1911|author=|date=|publisher=|accessdate=19 October 2016}} ==Antiquities== # Mackan House{{Cite web |title=Mackan, Lower Loughtee, Kildalan, Mackan - Buildings of Ireland |url=https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/buildings-search/site/3725/mackan-lower-loughtee-kildalan-mackan |access-date=2023-06-28 |website=National Inventory of Architectural Heritage}} ==References== {{Cite web |url=https://www.logainm.ie/en/s?txt=Mackan&str=on|title=Placenames Database of Ireland - Mackan|accessdate=29 February 2012}} {{Cite web |url=http://www.thecore.com/seanruad/ |title=IreAtlas |accessdate=29 February 2012}} ==External links== * [http://www.thecore.com/seanruad/ The IreAtlas Townland Data Base] {{coord missing|County Cavan}} {{County Cavan}} Category:Townlands of County Cavan --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Mackan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mackan) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mackan?action=history)). 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