Mullanacre Upper
Mullanacre Upper is a townland in the Parish of Tomregan, Barony of Tullyhaw, County Cavan, Ireland.
The townland name is an anglicisation of the Gaelic placename "Mullagh an Acre" which means ‘The acre of the summit’. In the 17th century it formed part of Carrowmore, County Cavan townland.
It is bounded on the north by Legavreagra townland, on the east by Carrowmore, County Cavan townland, on the south by Mullanacre Lower townland and on the west by Clontycarnaghan, Corneen, Gortnavreeghan, Brackley, Templeport, Mullaghlea, Finaghoo, Cullion, Sralahan and Aghakinnigh townlands. Its chief geographical features are Loughan Macmartin mountain lake, Miles’ Lough mountain lake, the Crooked River (Ireland), forestry plantations and Slieve Rushen mountain, on whose southern slope it lies, reaching an altitude of 1,324 feet (404 m) above sea-level. It forms part of the Slieve Rushen Bog Natural Heritage Area [4]
The townland is traversed by minor lanes.
The townland covers an area of 552 statute acres, including 1-acre (4,000 m2) of water.
It formed part of the Manor of Calva which was granted to Walter Talbot in 1610 as part of the Plantation of Ulster.
The Tithe Applotment Books for 1827 list the following tithepayers in the townland- Henderson, Patterson.
The Ordnance Survey Name Books for 1836 give the following description of the townland- "Mullan-acre Upper which means 'acre of the summit'. This in old times was part of Carramore. North-west of parish. Property of Montgomery. Only 5 acres are arable, the rest are mountain. No house nor road. Substratum limestone."
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