Brackley, Templeport

Brackley (from Irish: Breac Loch meaning 'Speckled Lake' or less likely Breaclaí meaning "Speckled Land") 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.

Brackley is bounded on the north by Mullaghlea townland, on the west by Prospect in Corlough parish and Derrymony townlands, on the south by Killyneary, Carrick East and Gortnavreeghan townlands and on the east by Mullanacre Upper townland in Tomregan parish. Its chief geographical features are Slieve Rushen mountain on whose western slope it lies, Brackley Lough, mountain streams, mountain bogs, Brackley Wood, forestry plantations, stone quarries and dug wells. It forms part of the Slieve Rushen Bog Natural Heritage Area [9]

Brackley is traversed by the regional N87 road (Ireland) and rural lanes.

The townland covers 619 statute acres.

The 1609 Baronial Map depicts the townland as Brockl.

The 1665 Down Survey map depicts the townland as Bracklogh.

William Petty's 1685 map depicts it as Bracklough.

On 12 November 1590 Queen Elizabeth I of England granted a pardon (No. 5489) to Ferrall M'Gawran of Breachlaghe, gentleman for fighting against the Queen's forces. He was probably the same man who had already been pardoned on 19 January 1586 (No. 4813, Ferriell M'Manus M'Thomas Magawran of Killsollaghe), so he was still fighting against the English three years later. The said Farrell McGovern was the grandson of Tomas Mág Samhradháin who was chief of the McGovern Clan from 1512 to 1532.

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