Loughtee Lower

Loughtee Lower, or Lower Loughtee, is a barony in County Cavan, Ireland. Baronies were mainly cadastral rather than administrative units. They acquired modest local taxation and spending functions in the 19th century before being superseded by the Local Government Act 1898.

Etymology

Loughtee Lower takes its name from the Irish Lucht Tí, Early Modern Irish lucht tighe Még Mathghamhna, "people of the household of Mac Mahon"; presumably the land was allocated to the vassals of the McMahon tribe.

Geography

Loughtee Lower is located in the north of County Cavan, on the River Erne and south of the Woodford River.

History

The Ó Faircheallaigh and MacGaghrans were ruling Gaelic Irish tribes in the area; they were hereditary coarbs and erenachs of Drumlane Abbey, located near here.
The barony of Loughtee was created by 1609 in the Plantation of Ulster, and was archaically spelled Loughty. Its alluvial soil was recognised as the best in Cavan, and it was originally allocated to the Crown, then later to undertakers.
It was split into Lower and Upper parts in 1821.

List of settlements

Below is a list of settlements in Loughtee Lower:

Belturbet
Milltown