Loughtee Lower
Lucht Tí Íochtarach (Irish)
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Centre of Milltown, County Cavan
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Barony map of County Cavan, 1900; Loughtee Lower is in the north, coloured pale yellow.
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| Sovereign state | Ireland |
| Province | Ulster |
| County | Cavan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 114.28 km2 (44.13 sq mi) |
Loughtee Lower (Irish: Lucht Tí Íochtarach), or Lower Loughtee, is a baronyinCounty 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administrative units.[4] They acquired modest local taxation and spending functions in the 19th century before being superseded by the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898.[5]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 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]
Loughtee Lower is located in the north of County Cavan, on the River Erne and south of the Woodford River.[9]
The Ó Faircheallaigh (Farrelly) and MacGaghrans (Magaherans) were ruling Gaelic Irish tribes in the area; they were hereditary coarbs and erenachsofDrumlane 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]
It was split into Lower and Upper parts in 1821.[13]
Below is a list of settlements in Loughtee Lower:
