“Wido: Cathcart” (location Maghagannon).
The last location sparked my interest because it is so similar to Maughrygannon and I wonder if it is a misspelling or variation of the same name. According to my information, Alexander Cathcart (b. 1715, Ireland; d. 1775, America) was born three miles from Enniskillen. When he was married to Ann Gamble in 1743, he lived on farm in Maughrygannon, Ireland under a life lease which had been granted to his ancestors by James I (King of Ireland and England from 1603-1625) and which was renewed each generation. I believe that Maughrygannon was the name of the area he was born and later married.
The Public Record Office of Northern Ireland describes the manors of Hume below. I was thankful to find this, as I didn't at first understand how there could be
“tenants of a castle” in multiple locations. Apparently, many manors were built upon the castle's vast estate. According to Lord Belmont in Northern Ireland, the estate was more than 17000 Irish acres.
Very interestingly, the list below doesn't mention a “Maghagannon” as spelled on the rent roll mentioned above. Rather it lists “Magheragannon” , which I have researched and found a place within the Devenish Parish in County Fermanagh. I even found a home for sale “2.5 miles from Enniskillen” on a road called Magheragannon, which reminds me of Alexander's history: “born 3 miles from Enniskillen; lived on a farm in Maughrygannon” . It gives me reason to believe that Maughrygannon and Magheragannon could be one in the same, or at least near each other.
Public Record Office of Northern Ireland:
The townlands in the Co. Fermanagh estate
The main component of the Hume estates, the manors of Ardgart, Castle Hume, Moyglass and Tully, mainly in the barony of Magheraboy, Co. Fermanagh, comprised the following townlands:
Ardees Lower Ardees Upper Ardgart Aughameelan Aughamore Aughrim
Ballinakill Ballustybeg Ballustymore Ballustymore Mountain Ballygonnell Ballyhose & Levally Banagher Blackslee Boheaveny Bonohone Bowara Brecah Broghas Brollagh
Callaghean Car Island Carnadarwin Carranmore Carrickreagh Carrowbeg Carry East Carrygoola Cassycon Church Hill Cleens Clenows Coagh Concaroe Corgarry Corkeel Corrymore Crawfordshill Croaghum Crogahan & Drummohan Cullen
Derrydoon Derrynacross Derrynaeska Derrynamew Derryvara Dodgebran Donegal
Drumbadmeen Drumbadrevey Drumberry & Drumboovy Drumgrow Drumilisaleen Drummeenaghmore Drummohan Drumnassareene Drumnatoffin Drumreask Drumsillagh Enaghan
Fardrum Farncassidy Fassow Fassow Island
Garryross Gillyholm Glen (East) Glen (West) Gortnaleo Gortnaleo Gortnamonaghan Gurteen or Garrison
Kelaghan Killymore Kilmore Bog Knockaraven Largan Largylinny Laughill Leenagh Legg Leglehid Lenaghan Lenaghan House Levally Lockhart Lurgandarrah
Magheragannon Magho Mangermoohan Mangermore Meenaelybane Minrin
Moneendogue Moneywilkin Moyglass Muckinah Muckinash Island Muglinagrow Mullaghanilly
Outer Ross
Portmush Portnaclyduff
Rabraan Ratona Ratona Land Rooskey Roscor
Shean Shruanure Slavin
Ternagheramore Ternagherbeg Tonagh Toneypull Tully Tullyloughdan Tullymore
Wheathill Glebe Whitehill
Retrieved from www.proni.gov.uk/introduction__ely.pdf
