Information about Cahercon

Cahercon in Galway; called by the natives with great distinctness, Caihair-dha-chon, the caher of the two hounds : there was a legend, which, however, I have not heard. For other places named from two hounds, see vol. i. p. 258 [reproduced below].

Several places get their names from two hounds; such as Moyacomb in Wicklow (see p. 52); Cahiracon, two townlands in Clare, which are called to this in Irish Cathair-dhá-chon, the carher or stone fortree of the two hounds; and Lisdachon in Westmeath. In the parish of Devenish, Fermanagh, there are two conterminous townlands called Big Dog and Little Dog; these singular appellations derive their origin from the modern division into two unequal parts, of an ancient tract which is called in the annals, Sliabh-dá-chon, the mountain of the two hounds. We find also Cloondacon in Mayo, the meadow of the two hounds.

Ireland was first mapped in the 1840s. These original maps are available online.
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Cahercon

This link is not a link to the townland that you are currently researching; however, if you follow this link, you will see a search box near the top of the page which you can use to search for your townland.

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Cahercon

The Down Survey website will tell you who owned this townland in 1641 (pre Cromwell) and in 1671 (post Cromwell).

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Archaeological map from the National Monuments Service

This is a list of townlands that share a border with this townland.

• Ardnagno
• Ballybuck North
• Caherglassaun
• Carrowkilleen
• Cloonnasee
• Loughcurra South
• Northampton
• Pollnaveagh

You can retrieve a list of people who lived in this townland from 1827 to 1911. This list is compiled from the following resources.

• The Tithe Applotment Books
• Griffith's Valuation
• 1901 Census
• 1911 Census

List of nineteenth century and early twentieth century inhabitants of this townland.

Church records of births, deaths and marriages are available online at http://www.rootsireland.ie. To search these records you will need to know the 'church parish' rather than the 'civil parish'. (The civil parish is the pre-reformation parish and was frequently used as a unit of administration in the past.)

Cahercon is in the civil parish of Killinny.

This civil parish corresponds with the following Roman Catholic parish or parishes.

• Kilmacduagh & Kiltartan
• Headford
• Kinvara

This civil parish corresponds with the following Church of Ireland parish.

• Killinny

In general, the civil parish and the Church of Ireland parish are the same, but, this is not always the case.