Corran, County Cavan

Corran (from Irish: Corrán, meaning 'a reaping hook, anything bent or crooked or serrated') 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.

Corran is bounded on the north by Killycluggin townland, on the west by Kilnavert and Derrycassan townlands, on the south by Toberlyan and Toberlyan Duffin townlands and on the east by Bellaheady townland in Kildallan parish. Corran is traversed by the regional R205 road, several minor roads and rural lanes and the disused Cavan and Leitrim Railway.

The townland covers 146 statute acres.

The 1609 Baronial Map depicts the townland as Corran.

The 1665 Down Survey map depicts it as Corran.

The earliest surviving mention of the townland name is in the Book of Magauran. Poem 31, stanza 6, written about 1344, refers to the death of Tomás Mág Samhradháin, chief of the McGovern clann from 1303-1343.

The death of the fair-skinned son of Brian has given us a distaste for levity; The departure of Corann's Flower from his body (Dul do sgaith Chorainn a curp) has punished us for our levity.

In the Plantation of Ulster by grant dated 27 February 1610, along with other lands, King James VI and I granted one poll of Curran to William O'Shereden, gentleman, Cheefe of his Name. William Sheridan was the chief of the Sheridan Clan in County Cavan. He was the son of the previous chief, Hugh Duff O'Sheridan of Togher townland, Kilmore parish, County Cavan. William was the ancestor of the famous Sheridan theatrical family. William died sometime before 1638 leaving two sons, Owen and Patrick (of Raleagh townland, Kildallan parish). Owen Sheridan succeeded to his father's lands and this was confirmed by a grant to him of Curran by Charles I of England dated 6 March 1637. Owen's son Denis was born in 1612 and became a Catholic priest in charge of Kildrumferton parish, County Cavan. He later converted to Protestantism and on 10 June 1634 William Bedell, the Protestant Bishop of Kilmore, ordained him as a Minister of the Church of Ireland and two days later Denis was collated to the Vicarage of Killasser in the Diocese of Kilmore. Denis had several children, including William Sheridan (Bishop of Kilmore and Ardagh) 1682-1691 (his son Donald kept up the Templeport connection by marrying Mrs Enery of Bawnboy); Patrick Sheridan, Cloyne, Protestant Bishop of Cloyne (1679-1682) and Sir Thomas Sheridan (politician) Chief Secretary of State for Ireland (1687-1688).

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