Cullion (Irish derived place name Cuileann, meaning 'The Holly Trees', and still locally known as 'The Hollies') is a townland in the civil parish of Kinawley, barony of Tullyhaw, County Cavan, Ireland. A sub-division of the townland is spelled variously as- Tawneanagra, Tawneynagrave and Tawneynegrawe. (Irish derived place name, Tamnach na gCraobh, meaning 'The Pasture of the Branches or Bushes'). Geography Cullion is bounded on the north by Drumbar (Kinawley) townland, on the west by Gortnaleg, Gub (Kinawley) and Newtown (Kinawley) townlands and on the east by Aghakinnigh, Finaghoo and Mullanacre Upper townlands. It forms part of the Slieve Rushen Bog Natural Heritage Area. Its chief geographical features are Slieve Rushen mountain on whose western slope it lies, reaching a height of 1,240 feet; mountain streams; waterfalls; forestry plantations and dug wells. Cullion is traversed by minor public roads and rural lanes. The townland covers 372 statute acres. History In medieval times Cullion was owned by the McGovern Clan and formed part of a ballybetagh spelled (variously) Aghycloony, Aghcloone, Nacloone, Naclone and Noclone (Irish derived place name Áth Chluain, meaning the 'Ford of the Meadow'). The 1609 Baronial Map depicts the ballybetagh as Naclone. In the Plantation of Ulster by grant dated 26 June 1615, King James VI and I granted, inter alia, The precinct or parcel of Nacloone otherwise Aghcloone to Sir George Graeme and Sir Richard Graeme to form part of the Manor of Greame. A history of Richard and George Graham is viewable online. The Grahams took part in the Irish Rebellion of 1641 and after the war their lands were confiscated under the Act for the Settlement of Ireland 1652. In a deed dated 2 August 1714 Morley Saunders granted to Richard Hassard, inter alia, - the lands of Culleen and Tawneynagrave. A deed by Thomas Enery dated 29 Jan 1735 includes the lands of Culleen & Tawnynegrave. In a deed dated 13 August 1738 John Enery conveyed to Richard Hassard, inter alia, the lands of Culleen and Tawneynagrave. A deed dated 13 December 1774 by John Enery spells the townland as Culleene otherwise Cullen otherwise Cullan and Tawneynegrawe. In the Cavan Poll Book of 1761, there was one person registered to vote in Cullion in the Irish general election, 1761 - George Adams of Cullion. He was entitled to cast two votes. The four election candidates were Charles Coote, 1st Earl of Bellomont and Lord