Commonwealth Survey spells the name as Buorim and lists the proprietor as Mr Thomas Worshipp and the tenants as Tiernan McHugh & others. The 1665 Down Survey map of Tullyhaw depicts the townland as Gortnaboram. A grant dated 9 September 1669 from King Charles II to Arthur Annesley, 1st Earl of Anglesey included part of Gortnaboram alias Quillin with an area of 110 acres and 16 perches at an annual rent of £1-9s-8d. William Petty's 1685 map depicts it as Gortnaboram. In a deed dated 28 July 1720 Morley Saunders granted to Richard Hassard- the part of the lands of Borim now in the possession of the said Richard Hassard or his undertenants and late in the possession of Neile MaGowran. A deed by Thomas Enery dated 29 Jan 1735 includes the lands of Borim. In a deed dated 13 August 1738 John Enery conveyed to Richard Hassard, inter alia, the lands of Borein. A deed dated 13 December 1774 by John Enery spells the townland as Borim otherwise Borem. The 1790 Cavan Carvaghs List spells the name as-Buorin. The 1821 Census of Ireland spells the name as Boreame. The Tithe Applotment Books 1834 spell the name as Boaram. The Borim Valuation Office Field books are available for 1838-1840. Griffith's Valuation of 1857 lists nineteen landholders in the townland. The landlord of Borim in the 19th century was the Hassard Estate. A noted resident of the townland was Patrick McGovern (Irish politician). Census In the Census of Ireland 1821, there were twenty families living in the townland. In the 1901 census of Ireland, there were nine families listed in the townland. In the 1911 census of Ireland, there were six families listed in the townland. Antiquities A stone quarry Borim House A cast-iron water hydrant erected c.1880. References External links The IreAtlas Townland Data Base Townlands of County Cavan