Boley, Templeport

Boley (from Irish: Buaile meaning 'A Paddock Dairy for Milking Cows') 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.

Boley is bounded on the north by Stranadarragh, Owengallees and Gowlagh South townlands, on the west by Cornagunleog townland, on the south by Killyran townland and by Glebe townland in County Leitrim and on the east by Gortaclogher townland. Its chief geographical features are the River Blackwater, County Cavan, a spring well, dug wells and forestry plantations. Boley is traversed by minor public roads and rural lanes.

The townland covers 295 statute acres.

The townland name first appears in an interesting list of the rents due to the McGovern Chief, Maghnus 'Ruadh' Mág Samhradháin about 1400 A.D. It reads as follows-

34 kegs of butter for the half-quarterland of Buaile Fheadha (lethceathreamain Buaili Adh, meaning 'The Half-Quarterland of the Dairy in the Forest') i.e. 3 kegs of butter and 12 kegs of meal every quarter year i.e. the winter quarter and the autumn quarter and that of spring, and this is the steward's portion:- A gallon of butter and 2 kegs of meal per quarter, and this is McGovern's demand from An Bhuaile (mBuaili):- A keg of butter and 3 bands, and a gallon and 3/8 of a hundredweight and a band, and this is his milk-portion in wintertime:- A keg of butter on the first Saturday, and 3/8 the following Saturday, and a gallon on each of the other Saturdays, and 3/8 the following Saturday and a band soon after that, and the person who comes with it is told to bring his portion of milk with him and let him have the strainer with him, with which he will choose the curds until the pool of milk is separated also.

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