Moherloob () is a small townland in the civil parish of Templeport, County Cavan, Ireland. It is in area and lies in the barony of Tullyhaw. As of the 2011 census, there were no people living in Moherloob. Geography Moherloob is bounded on the north by Gortmore and Moherreagh townlands, on the west by Gortullaghan townland and on the south and east by Mullaghlea townland. Its chief geographical features are a stream, forestry plantations and dug wells. Moherloob is traversed by minor roads and rural lanes. The townland covers 111 statute acres. History In medieval times the McGovern barony of Tullyhaw was divided into economic taxation areas called ballibetoes, from the Irish Baile Biataigh (Anglicized as 'Ballybetagh'), meaning 'A Provisioner's Town or Settlement'. The original purpose was to enable the farmer, who controlled the baile, to provide hospitality for those who needed it, such as poor people and travellers. The ballybetagh was further divided into townlands farmed by individual families who paid a tribute or tax to the head of the ballybetagh, who in turn paid a similar tribute to the clan chief. The steward of the ballybetagh would have been the secular equivalent of the erenagh in charge of church lands. There were seven ballibetoes in the parish of Templeport. Moherloob was located in the ballybetagh of "Bally Cloinelogh" (alias 'Bally Cloynelough'). The original Irish is Baile Cluain Loch, meaning 'The Town of the Lake Meadow') The 1609 Ulster Plantation Baronial Map depicts the townland as part of Aghalough (Irish 'Achadh Locha' meaning "The Field of the Lake". The 1652 Commonwealth Survey lists the name as Moherloob. The 1665 Down Survey map depicts it as Maghaloroby. William Petty's 1685 map depicts it as Mahalloroby. On 19 January 1586 Queen Elizabeth I of England granted a pardon (No. 4813) to Teig Oge M’Teig M’Tirlagh O Dollan of Aghholagh for fighting against the Queen's forces. In the Plantation of Ulster by grant dated 24 February 1614, King James VI and I granted, inter alia, one pole of Mogherlooby to Phelim McHugh O'Reyly, Bryan McHugh O'Reyly and Cahir McHugh O'Reyly, the sons of Hugh Reyly, late of Ballaghaneo, County Cavan. Ballaghaneo is now the townland of Ballaghanea in Lurgan Parish, County Cavan, on the shores of Lough Ramor, so the O'Reillys were removed a long way from their home by the Plantation. Hugh Reyly was the great-grandnephew of the chief of the