Corraleehanbeg
townland in Benbrack, County Cavan, Ireland
Corraleehanbeg (from Irish Cor Uí Liathain Beg, meaning- O'Lehan's Small Round Hill) is a townland in the civil parish of Drumreilly, barony of Tullyhaw, County Cavan, Ireland.
Geography
Corraleehanbeg is bounded on the north by Garryfliugh townland, on the south by Kilnamaddyroe townland, on the west by Knockfin and Prabagh townlands and on the east by Clogher, Drumcroman and Drumderg townlands. Its chief geographical features are the hill that the townland is named after which reaches a height of 392 feet, forestry plantations, mountain streams, a lime-kiln and dug wells. It is traversed by minor public roads and rural lanes. The townland covers 155 statute acres.
History
The landlord of the townland in the 19th century was the Beresford Estate.
The Tithe Applotment Books for 1834 spells the name as Coralehanbeg and list six tithepayers in the townland.
Griffith's Valuation of 1857 lists five landholders in the townland.
On 14 June 1880, Philip Meehan, a resident of Coraleehanbeg, was shot dead by Henry Acheson.
Census
In the 1901 census of Ireland, there were six families listed in the townland.
“Corraleehanbeg” enters the record as townland in Benbrack, County Cavan, Ireland. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Corraleehanbeg, townland and Benbrack can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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“Corraleehanbeg” is worth following because a concise public description often conceals a longer documentary argument. Here, Corraleehanbeg, townland and Benbrack provides the most credible route into that argument.
Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Dec 27, 2025. The linked authority identifier is Q65066658. Authority coordinates are 54.101, -7.822. None of the 1 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 1834, 1857, 1880 and 1901.
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