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The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland - 1868

"TEMPLEPORT, a parish in the barony of Tullyhaw, county Cavan, province of Ulster, Ireland, 5 miles W.S.W. of Ballyconnel. Bawnboy is its post town. The surface consists chiefly of mountain waste. The interior is crossed by the road from Killeshandra to Ballyconnel. The parish includes Bawnboy and eight lakes. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Kilmore, value £449, in the patronage of the bishop. The church, which stands on the bank of a lake, was built in 1815, partly by means of a loan from the late Board of First Fruits. There are four Roman Catholic chapels, four public, and ten private schools. The chief residences are Bawnboy, Brackley Lodge, and Corville. At the island of Inch are the ruins of the abbey of St. Maedock, founded in the 6th century, also the ruins of a monastic establishment at Kilnavat. Fairs are held on 23rd May, 12th August, and 23rd November."

"BALLYMAGAURAN, a hamlet in the parish of Templeport and barony of Tullagha, in the county of Cavan, province of Ulster, Ireland, not far from Ballinamore."

"BAWNBOY, (or Kilsub), a village in the parish of Templeport, and barony of Tullyhau, in the county of Cavan, province of Ulster, Ireland, 6 miles to the S. of Swanlinbar. It is situated near Lough Brackley.