Loughtee Lower (Irish: Lucht Tí Íochtarach), or Lower Loughtee, is a barony in County Cavan, Ireland.[1][2][3] Baronies were mainly cadastral rather than administrative units.[4] They acquired modest local taxation and spending functions in the 19th century before being superseded by the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898.[5]
Loughtee Lower Lucht Tí Íochtarach (Irish) | |
|---|---|
 Centre of Milltown, County Cavan | |
 Barony map of County Cavan, 1900; Loughtee Lower is in the north, coloured pale yellow. | |
| Sovereign state | Ireland |
| Province | Ulster |
| County | Cavan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 114.28 km2 (44.13 sq mi) |
Etymology
Loughtee Lower takes its name from the Irish Lucht Tí, Early Modern Irish lucht tighe Még Mathghamhna (Annals of the Four Masters), "people of the household of Mac Mahon"; presumably the land was allocated to the vassals of the McMahon tribe.[6][7][8]
Geography
Loughtee Lower is located in the north of County Cavan, on the River Erne and south of the Woodford River.[9]
History
The Ó Faircheallaigh (Farrelly) and MacGaghrans (Magaherans) were ruling Gaelic Irish tribes in the area; they were hereditary coarbs and erenachs of Drumlane Abbey, located near here.[10]
The barony of Loughtee was created by 1609 in the Plantation of Ulster, and was archaically spelled Loughty.[11] Its alluvial soil was recognised as the best in Cavan, and it was originally allocated to the Crown, then later to undertakers.[12]
List of settlements
Below is a list of settlements in Loughtee Lower: