THE TOWNLAND OF CLADY BEG

The townland of Clady Beg is in the parish of Kilclooney in Armagh County. It is labelled number 8 on the map.

The 1826 Schools Commission report describes the school in the townland:

"Tullywill, Cladybeg - A pay school under the care of John McCormick, of the Roman Catholic denomination, who was in receipt of 11l per annum. The school was being held in a thatched cabin but a new school house had been constructed. The school educated 40 scholars."

The Environment and Heritage Service Sites and Monuments Record (2002) notes the following in this townland:

Cairn of prehistoric period.
SMR NO: ARM 021:041
Irish Grid Reference: H934321
Sitename: THE GREEN HEIGHT
Townland: CLADY BEG
CONDITION: destroyed
Paterson recorded that "the Green Height" in this townland was reputedly the site of a cairn, taken away by the Synott family when building Ballymoyer House. There was also a tradition that a line (or lines) of boulders ran NW-SE S of the cairn, and these were removed at the same time. The cairn site cannot now be located, but it probably stood on or near the summit of "Carn Hill" at the grid reference given below. Bonfires were apparently lit at the cairn on mid-summers eve until c.1880.
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
PATERSON, T. G. F. MS 135

PRONI records: D.1644 (Expired leases of Earl of Charlemont's estate in Clady Beg area.); D.1524 (Conveyance.); D.1524 (Renewal of lease.); D.266/379/2, /9 (Maps.); OS/6/2/20/1 (Surveyed 1834-35. Engraved 1838.); OS/6/2/20/2 (Surveyed 1834-35. Engraved 1835. Revised 1860. Engraved 1864.); OS/6/2/20/3 (Surveyed 1834-5. Revised 1906. Published 1908. Reprints 1934-1957 (2 copies).); OS/6/2/20/4 (Surveyed 1834-5. Revised 1906. Published 1908. Reprints 1934-1957 (2 copies). Reprint 1934.); OS/6/2/20/5 (Surveyed 1906. Revised 1955. Levelled 1903-04 and1906. Published 1958 (2 copies).); OS/6/2/21/1 (Surveyed 1834-35. Engraved 1835.); OS/6/2/21/2 (Surveyed 1834-35. Engraved 1835. Revised 1860. Revisions engraved 1863.); OS/6/2/21/3 (Surveyed 1834-35. Revised 1906. Published 1908. Reprinted 1921.); OS/6/2/21/4 (Surveyed 1834-35. Revised 1906. Published 1908. (2 copies), Reprints 1934-1957.); OS/6/2/21/5 (Surveyed 1906. Revised 1955. Levelled 1889 and 1906. Published 1958.); VAL/1B/210A, VAL/1B/210B (1st valuation records.); VAL/12B/10/13A, VAL/12B/10/13B, VAL/12B/10/13C, VAL/12B/10/13D (Valuation annual revision list.); VAL/2B/2/9B (Griffith valuation list.).

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