{{Short description|Townland in County Cavan, Ireland}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2021}} {{Use Hiberno-English|date=March 2021}} '''Makief''' (Irish derived place name, Magh Caoimh meaning ‘The Beautiful Plain’.<ref name="Logainm"/>) is a townland in the civil parish of Kildallan, barony of Tullyhunco, County Cavan, Ireland. It is also called Hill or ‘The Hill’.
==Geography== Makief is bounded on the north by Mullaghdoo, Cavan townland, on the west by Drummany townland, on the south by Coragh and Laheen townlands and on the east by Drumgoohy townland. Its chief geographical features are Patterson's Lough (which is named after John Patterson of Hill House who owned the townland in the early 19th century), small streams and a wood. Makief is traversed by minor public roads and rural lanes. The townland covers 98 acres.<ref name="IreAtlas"/>
==History== From medieval times up to the early 1600s, the land belonged to the McKiernan Clan. Up until the 1650s, Makief formed part of Aghabane townland and its history is the same until then.
An Inquisition held at Ballyconnell on 2 November 1629 stated that the poll of ''Taghabane'', owned by Sir James Craig, contained six sub-divisions which included one named ''Mackeif''.<ref name="google3">{{cite book|title=Inquisitionum in Officio Rotulorum Cancellariae Hiberniae Asservatarum Repertorium|date=1829|publisher=command of his majesty King George IV. In pursuance of an address of the house of Commons of Great Britain (an Ireland)|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WUepqE-K4PAC&pg=RA5-PA6|pages=5–6|accessdate=20 August 2018}}</ref> 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. Lord John Carmichael (1710–1787), the 4th Earl of Hyndford of Castle Craig, County Cavan, inherited the lands from the Craig estate.
The 1790 Cavan Carvaghs list spells the townland name as ''Makeef''.<ref name="cavanlibrary">{{cite web|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|date=7 October 2011|title=The Carvaghs|accessdate=20 August 2018|archive-date=6 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160406193619/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}}</ref>
The 1825 Tithe Applotment Books list three tithepayers in the townland.<ref name="nationalarchives">{{cite web|url= http://titheapplotmentbooks.nationalarchives.ie/search/tab/results.jsp?county=Meath&parish=Kildallan&townland=Makief&search=Search |website=titheapplotmentbooks.nationalarchives.ie|title=The Tithe Applotment Books, 1823-37|accessdate=20 August 2018}}</ref><ref>[http://titheapplotmentbooks.nationalarchives.ie/reels/tab//004587460/004587460_00187.pdf The Tithe Applotment Books]</ref>
In 1832 one person in ''Hill'' was registered as a keeper of weapons- John Patterson, who had one gun and one blunderbuss.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://archive.org/stream/op1245352-1001#page/n13/mode/2up/search/Clintigrigney | title=Return of Persons to whom Licenses have been granted to keep Arms by Magistrates at Quarter Session in Ireland, 1832 | year=1836 }}</ref>
The Makief Valuation Office books are available for 1838.<ref>{{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=makief&last_name_other_or_lessor=&first_name_other_or_lessor=&search=Search | title=Valuation Office Books }}</ref>
Griffith's Valuation of 1857 lists one landholder in the townland.<ref name="askaboutireland">{{cite web|url= http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/index.xml?action=doNameSearch&PlaceID=193400&county=Cavan&barony=Tullyhunco&parish=Kildallan&townland=%3Cb%3EMakief%3C/b%3E |website=askaboutireland.ie|title=Griffith's Valuation|accessdate=20 August 2018}}</ref>
==Census==
{| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Population ! Males ! Females ! Total Houses ! Uninhabited |- | 1841 || 41 || 22 || 19 || 7 || 0 |- | 1851 || 4 || 2 || 2 || 2 || 1 |- | 1861 || 4 || 2 || 2 || 1 || 0 |- | 1871 || 4 || 2 || 2 || 2 || 1 |- | 1881 || 14 || 6 || 8 || 2 || 0 |- | 1891 || 15 || 7 || 8 || 2 || 0
|}
In the 1901 census of Ireland, there were three families listed in the townland.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Cavan/Diamond/Makieff/|title=National Archives: Census of Ireland 1901|author=|date=|publisher=|accessdate=19 October 2016}}</ref>
In the 1911 census of Ireland, there were four families listed in the townland.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Cavan/Diamond/Makief/|title=National Archives: Census of Ireland 1911|author=|date=|publisher=|accessdate=19 October 2016}}</ref>
==Antiquities==
# The Hill House<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.buildingsofireland.ie/cgi-bin/viewsite.cgi?siteid=3770 |title=Style: Buildings of Ireland: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage |access-date=3 October 2018 |archive-date=14 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171114235044/http://www.buildingsofireland.ie/cgi-bin/viewsite.cgi?siteid=3770 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
==References== <references>
<ref name="Logainm">{{Cite web |url=https://www.logainm.ie/en/4004?s=makief|title=Placenames Database of Ireland - Aghabane|accessdate=29 February 2012}}</ref>
<ref name="IreAtlas">{{Cite web |url=http://www.thecore.com/seanruad/ |title=IreAtlas |accessdate=29 February 2012}}</ref>
</references>
==External links== * [http://www.thecore.com/seanruad/ The IreAtlas Townland Data Base]
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Category:Townlands of County Cavan