Garvary
Garvary is a townland in the Civil Parish of Tomregan, Barony of Knockninny, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. The townland name is an anglicisation of the Gaelic placename “Garbh Aire” which means ‘Rough Land’. The oldest surviving mention of the name is in a grant dated 14 October 1612 where it is spelled ‘Garwaray’. Spellings in later grants are 1629- Garrywarrye.[1]
It is bounded on the north by Derrintony & Derryart townlands, on the east by Derrylaney and Derryhooly townlands, on the south by Kiltycrose townland and on the west by Aghindisert & Drumderg townlands. Its chief geographical features are Drumderg Lough, the Duvoge River and a drumlin hill reaching to 60 metres above sea-level.
The townland is traversed by the Teemore Road and some minor lanes.
Garvary covers an area of 249 statute acres. The townland formed part of the ballybethagh of Calvagh in medieval times. At the beginning of the 17th century it was owned jointly by Bryan McPhilip O’Reyly and Edward Rutlidge but was confiscated by the Crown in the 1609 Ulster Plantation and it formed part of the half-territory of Aughrin which was granted to Sir Hugh Culme in 1610. Culme later relinquished his claim to the Crown, perhaps because there was confusion at the time as to whether the townland formed part of County Fermanagh or County Cavan. By an order of the Lord Deputy dated 14 October 1612 the townland was granted, inter alia, to Lady Margaret O’Neill, the widow of Sir Hugh Maguire deceased. In 1641 and also in 1670 it was owned by Sir William Balfour (general). The population of the townland in the 1841 census was 86.
The Tithe Applotment Books for 1827 list the following tithepayers in the townland- McGuire, Drum, McKernan, Whittendale.[2]
Griffith's Valuation of 1857 lists twenty occupiers in the townland.[3]
In the 1901 census of Ireland, there are fourteen families listed in the townland.[4]
In the 1911 census of Ireland, there are eleven families listed in the townland.[5]
The historic sites in the townland are a medieval crannóg in Drumderg Lough and Garvary Lodge.
Public transport
Ulsterbus route 60 from Enniskillen to Fivemiletown via Tempo, County Fermanagh serves Garvary Mondays to Saturdays inclusive. [6]