Owengallees

Owengallees (from Irish: Abhainn gallaois meaning 'Rocky River') 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.

Owengallees is bounded on the north by Gortnacargy in Corlough parish and Newtown, Templeport townlands, on the west by Drumlougher and Stranadarragh townlands, on the south by Boley townland and on the east by Gowlagh South, Mullaghmore, Templeport and Lakefield townlands. Its chief geographical features are Bunerky Lough, Lakefield Lough, the River Blackwater, County Cavan, a forestry plantation, a spring well, some dug wells and some stone quarries. Owengallees is traversed by minor roads and rural lanes.

The townland covers 470 statute acres.

Up until the 19th century Owengallees also included the modern townland of Drumlougher as a subdivision. Another name for Owengallees was Cunnoocenanare and Cossaunnanare (Irish Cnuas-na-ngadhar meaning 'the gathering of the hounds' and Casan na ngadhar meaning "the path of the hounds")[10]

The 1609 Baronial Map depicts the townland as Owngalles. The 1665 Down Survey map depicts it as Owneganlis.William Petty's 1685 map depicts it as Owenganlis.

On 12 November 1590 Queen Elizabeth I of England granted a pardon (No. 5489) to James O Doylan, of Ownygalleise, horsekeeper for fighting against the Queen's forces.

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