Makief
Townland in County Cavan, Ireland
Makief (Irish derived place name, Magh Caoimh meaning ‘The Beautiful Plain’.) is a townland in the civil parish of Kildallan, barony of Tullyhunco, County Cavan, Ireland. It is also called Hill or ‘The Hill’.
Geography
Makief is bounded on the north by Mullaghdoo, Cavan townland, on the west by Drummany townland, on the south by Coragh and Laheen townlands and on the east by Drumgoohy townland. Its chief geographical features are Patterson's Lough (which is named after John Patterson of Hill House who owned the townland in the early 19th century), small streams and a wood. Makief is traversed by minor public roads and rural lanes. The townland covers 98 acres.
History
From medieval times up to the early 1600s, the land belonged to the McKiernan Clan. Up until the 1650s, Makief formed part of Aghabane townland and its history is the same until then.
An Inquisition held at Ballyconnell on 2 November 1629 stated that the poll of Taghabane, owned by Sir James Craig, contained six sub-divisions which included one named Mackeif. Sir James Craig died in the siege of Croaghan Castle on 8 April 1642.
This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Makief” as townland in County Cavan, Ireland. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.
Why this record matters
The subject matters to the places & architecture register because the source frames it as townland in County Cavan, Ireland. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.
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 Mar 26, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q60746955. Authority coordinates are 54.026, -7.576. None of the 1 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 1629 and 1642.
A single description cannot reconcile every naming convention, rebuilding phase or administrative transfer associated with a place. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.
How to read it
Treat names, boundaries and functions as historically changeable. Maps, plans, inventories and administrative records can clarify what the place meant at different dates.
- Historic place names
- Jurisdictional context
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Contemporary maps, plans, listed-building records, estate papers and the responsible local or national archive.
Three-step research path
- Establish the record: confirm the title “Makief”, its source revision and the description used here.
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- Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.
Questions for further research
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- Which authority defined the place, boundary or structure at the relevant date?
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This entry incorporates text from “Makief” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.