Annagh, County Cavan

Annagh is a townland in the Parish of Tomregan, Barony of Tullyhaw, County Cavan, Ireland.

On the 1609 Ulster Plantation map it is split into two townlands named Shannaontra and Shannaititr. In an Inquisition dated 20 September 1630 the two townlands were spelled ‘Townaeiateragh’ & “Tawnaowteragh”, but by the Down Survey of 1655 both townlands were merged into one and it is named ‘Annagh alias Tannaghyeitragh alias Tannaghoteragh’. The usual meaning suggested for the place name is that Annagh is an anglicisation of the Irish language placename “Eanach” which means ‘A moor or marsh’. However it is more likely that Annagh is an abbreviation of ‘Tannagh’ (meaning a pasture) as the older names of the place in Irish were ‘Tamnach Íochtar’ & “Tamnach Uachtar” which mean ‘Lower Pasture’ and “Upper Pasture”.

Annagh is one of four townlands over which the town of Ballyconnell extends. It is bounded on the north by the international border with Fermanagh and Northern Ireland, on the east by Cuillaghan, Killywilly, Corranierna and Mullaghduff townlands, on the south by Cullyleenan townland and on the west by Doon, Rakeelan and Gortawee townlands. Its chief geographical features are Annagh Lough [5], the Dhoogue stream, Scotchtown Island, Monkey’s Island, a chalybeate well, Bray Wood, some drumlin hills reaching an altitude of 200 feet (61 m) above sea-level and the Shannon-Erne Waterway which flows north along the western boundary of the townland. Bray Wood is the finest and most extensive area of woodland along the Shannon-Erne Waterway, consisting principally of Ash and Hazel together with Oak, Elm and Rowan. The undergrowth consists of Holly, Blackthorn and Bramble, with a rich ground flora. Scotchtown Island has a wet woodland flora, dominated by Alder and Salex spp. The original non-canalised Woodford River Channel on the boundary with Cloncoohy contains rich wetland floras.

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