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O'Reilly (Cavan)
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A Gaelic chieftain family resident in county Cavan for generations. One branch of the family held extensive lands in both counties Meath and Cavan. From the mid-18th century their main residence was at Baltrasna, Oldcastle, county Meath. The county Cavan estate was located in the parishes of Denn, Kilbride, Kilmore, Crosserlough and Mullagh. In 1878 the representatives of Anthony O’Reilly of Baltrasna owned 3,053 acres in county Cavan and 1,536 acres in county Meath. This family have a common ancestry with the family of Adams O’Reilly of Roebuck, county Cavan.
Edward O’Reilly held land in the parish of Bailieborough, county Cavan, at the time of Griffith’s Valuation. Edward S. O’Reilly of Woodfort, Kingscourt owned 443 acres in 1876.
Other members of O’Reilly families held lands in the parishes of Annagh, Annagelliff and Larah in the mid-19th century and a long list of O’Reillys who held more than one acre but less than 500 acres appears in the landowners of 1876.
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