Gorteen (Kinawley)

Gorteen is bounded on the north by Furnaceland townland, on the south by Borim (Kinawley) townland, on the west by Cornalon and Derryrealt townlands and on the east by Killaghaduff and Tircahan townlands. Its chief geographical features are the Blackwater river which later flows into the River Cladagh (Swanlinbar), mountain streams, gravel pits, a spring well and dug wells. Gorteen is traversed by the national secondary N87 road (Ireland), minor public roads and rural lanes. The townland covers 135 statute acres.

In medieval times Gorteen 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’). The 1609 Baronial Map depicts the ballybetagh as Naclone.[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documents/mpf1-58.pdf National Archives Dublin]

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.{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XD5JAAAAcAAJ&dq=dromkaske&pg=PA310|title = Calendar of the Patent Rolls of the Chancery of Ireland|last1 = Chancery|first1 = Ireland|year = 1800}} A history of Richard and George Graham is viewable online.{{Cite web |url=http://www.clangrahamsociety.org/files/BorderGrahams%26Rossadown.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=7 February 2022 |archive-date=8 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181008102451/http://clangrahamsociety.org/files/BorderGrahams%26Rossadown.pdf |url-status=dead }} The Grahams took part in the Irish Rebellion of 1641 and their lands, including Gorteen, were confiscated after the rebellion.

The 1821 Census of Ireland spells the name as Gorteen and states- contains 48 acres of arable land & 30 of bog.http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/reels/c19/007246490/007246490_00372.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}

The 1836 Ordnance Survey Namebooks state- Lime is procured on the ground and is used for manure.

The Gorteen Valuation Office Field books are available for August 1838.http://census.nationalarchives.ie/reels/vob/IRE_CENSUS_1821-51_007246947_00129.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}http://census.nationalarchives.ie/reels/vob/IRE_CENSUS_1821-51_007246947_00130.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}

Griffith's Valuation lists twenty-one landholders in the townland.{{cite web | url=http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/index.xml?action=doNameSearch&PlaceID=189502&county=Cavan&barony=Tullyhaw&parish=Kinawley&townland=%3Cb%3EGorteen%3C/b%3E | title=Griffith's Valuation }}

The landlord of Gorteen in the 1850s was Robert Roycroft

In the Census of Ireland 1821 there were eight families listed in the townland.{{cite web | url=http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1821/Cavan/Kinawley/Gorteen/ | title=National Archives: Census of Ireland 1911 }}

In the 1901 census of Ireland, there are eight families listed in the townland.http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Cavan/Swanlinbar/Gorteen/ Census of Ireland 1901

In the 1911 census of Ireland, there are seven families listed in the townland.http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Cavan/Swanlinbar/Gorteen/ Census of Ireland 1911

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