Milltown, County Cavan
Milltown
Baile an Mhuilinn | |
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Village (hamlet) | |
The village is on the R201 road | |
| Coordinates: 54°04′00″N 7°28′40″W / 54.0668°N 7.4778°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Ulster |
| County | Cavan |
| Elevation | 51 m (167 ft) |
| Population (Census 2021) | |
• Total | Village around 100 persons |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
Milltown (Irish: Baile an Mhuilinn) is a small village type settlement in County Cavan, Ireland. The population as at 2021 was around 100 persons. In late medieval times the area around Drumlane was referred to in the annals as An Bolgan (belly) .During a nineteenth century O'Donavan townlands survey of County Cavan it was noted that the village of Milltown was called Bellanaleck (Beal Atha Na Leice - the mouth of the ford of the flagstone), there are no other records in County Cavan with this name. The Archaeological Inventory of County Cavan notes (507) Derrygeeraghan , a raised circular Rath area with two substantial earthen banks and a wide deep fosse dating from earlier medieval times. The present Milltown Electoral Division and catchment area comprises several neighboring townlands within an ancient Barony of Loughtee Lower, County Cavan and Drumlane Civil Parish in County Cavan.