Kildoagh

Kildoagh (from Irish: either Coill Dumha meaning 'Wood of the Tumulus' or Coill Dobhcha meaning "Wood of the Vat or Tun") 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.

Kildoagh is bounded on the north by Kilsob and Muinaghan townlands, on the west by Mullaghmore, Templeport townland, on the south by Corboy Glebe townland and on the east by Port, Templeport townland. Its chief geographical features are Bellaboy Lough, Templeport Lough, streams, spring wells and dug wells.

Kildoagh is traversed by minor roads and rural lanes.

The townland covers 179 statute acres.

The 1609 Baronial Map depicts the townland as Kildough.

The 1665 Down Survey map depicts it as Kildough.

William Petty's 1685 map depicts it as Killdough.

When the Roman Catholic church in Port, Templeport was seized by the English Crown in 1590 as part of the Reformation in Ireland, the Catholics first held Mass during the Penal Laws (Ireland) at a Mass rock in Drumlougher townland and later, when the enforcement of the laws were relaxed, a Barn Church of the Holy Trinity was erected in 1796 in Kildoagh and closed on 19 August 1979 when a new church was opened in the neighbouring townland of Kilsob to the north.

In the Plantation of Ulster by grant dated 27 February 1610, King James VI and I granted the two polls of Kildough containing 100 acres to Cahir McOwen O'Reily, gentleman, at an annual rent of £1-1s-4d. The said Cathaoir O'Reilly was the nephew of two chiefs of the O'Reilly clan- Aodh Connallach mac Maolmhordha who was chief from 1565–1583 and Eamonn mac Maolmhordha who was chief from 1596–1601. He was also a brother of Cathal O'Reilly who received lands in Bellaleenan townland and first cousin of Donill Backagh McShane O'Reyly who was simultaneously granted lands in Burren (townland).

...
Wikipedia