Ray, Templeport

Ray (from Irish: either Ráth meaning 'a Fort' or Ré meaning "Flat land" - local pronunciation is 'Roy') 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.

Ray is bounded on the north by Port, Templeport and Gortaclogher townlands, on the west by Killymoriarty townland, on the south by Porturlan and Rosehill, Templeport townlands and on the east by Cloneary townland. Its chief geographical features are Templeport Lough, a small forestry plantation, stone quarries, a spring well, dug wells and a stream. Ray is traversed by minor roads, rural lanes and the disused Cavan and Leitrim Railway.

The townland covers 144 statute acres.

In medieval times Ray formed part of the modern townland of Porturlan, together with other subdivisions called Killcroghan (from Irish: either Cill Cruachán or Coill Cruachán meaning 'The Wood of the Round Hill' or "The Church of the Round Hill") and Alico.

The 1609 Baronial Map depicts the townland as Kilcrooghan.

The 1665 Down Survey map depicts it as Roght.

William Petty's 1685 map depicts it as Roght.

Ray's history up to the Cromwellian Act for the Settlement of Ireland 1652 is described under Porturlan.

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