Gortnavreeghan () is a townland in the civil parish of Templeport, County Cavan, Ireland. It lies in the Roman Catholic parish of Templeport and barony of Tullyhaw. Geography Gortnavreeghan is bounded on the north by Brackley, Templeport townland, on the west by Carrick East and Bawnboy townlands, on the southeast by Ballynamaddoo and Corneen townlands and on the east by Mullanacre Upper townland in Tomregan parish. Its chief geographical features are Slieve Rushen mountain on whose western slope it lies, three small mountain lakes including Miles' Lough, mountain streams, mountain bogs and forestry plantations. It forms part of the Slieve Rushen Bog Natural Heritage Area. Gortnavreeghan is traversed by minor roads and rural lanes. The townland covers 383 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. Gortnavreeghan was located in the ballybetagh of "Balleagheboynagh" (alias 'Ballyoghnemoynagh'). The original Irish is Baile Na Muighe Eanach, meaning 'The Town of the Marshy Plain'). The ballybetagh was also called "Aghawenagh", the original Irish is Achadh an Bhuí Eanaigh, meaning 'The Field of the Yellow Bog'). The 1609 Ulster Plantation Baronial Map depicts the townland as Gortnefreaghagh. The 1652 Commonwealth Survey spells the townland as Gortnevrioghan. The 1665 Down Survey map depicts the townland as Gortnewragh. William Petty's 1685 map depicts it as Gortnewra. In the Plantation of Ulster by grant dated 26 June 1615, King James VI and I granted, inter alia, one poll in Gortnefreighan to Sir George Graeme and Sir Richard Graeme to form part of the Manor of Greame. An Inquisition held at Cavan Town on 31 October 1627 found that George Greames was seized of one poll in Gortnafreighane and he died 9 October 1624. By his will dated 1 May 1615 he left his lands