Killycrin

Killycrin (from Irish: Coill an Chrainn meaning 'The Wood of the Tree') 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.

Killycrin is bounded on the north by Gowlagh North and Ballynamaddoo townlands, on the west by Corrasmongan townland, on the south by Muinaghan and Kilsallagh townlands and on the east by Killywaum townland. Its chief geographical features are a gravel pit, a stream, a dug well and a spring well.

Killycrin is traversed by the regional N87 road (Ireland), minor roads and rural lanes.

The townland covers 166 statute acres.

On 12 November 1590 Queen Elizabeth I of England granted a pardon (No. 5489) to Patrick O Doylane, husbandman of Killecrynn for fighting against the Queen's forces.

The 1609 Baronial Map depicts the townland as Kilcrine.

In the Plantation of Ulster Killycrin was granted to the Graham family of Scotland. By grant dated 26 June 1615, King James VI and I granted, inter alia, one poll in Killchrine to Sir George Graeme and Sir Richard Graeme to form part of the Manor of Greame. An Inquisition held at Cavan Town on 31st October 1627 found that Sir Richard Greames of Corrasmongan died on 7 November 1625 seized of, inter alia, one poll in Kilkryne. His son and heir Thomas Greames was aged 40 (born 1585) and married. After the Cromwellian Act for the Settlement of Ireland 1652 the Graham family were still in possession of Killycrin.

The 1662 Hearth Money Rolls show six Hearth Tax payers in Killicreene- Patricke McGowen, Murtagh McGowen, Cahell McGowen, Owen McIlronan, Farrall McCurran and James McCurran.

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