<sod>When Talbot arrived the only notable buildings in Ballyconnell were the [[Catholicism|Catholic]] church at the top of Church Street (Site number 1815, Doon townland, "Archaeological Inventory of County Cavan", Patrick O’Donovan, 1995, p.&nbsp;230) and an old McGovern fort. The rest of the buildings were mud huts belonging to the Irish natives. In September 1611 a survey found that Talbot had built a strong timber house and two other wattled houses (Site number 1798, Annagh townland, "Archaeological Inventory of County Cavan", Patrick O’Donovan, 1995, p.&nbsp;228). He had also felled 40 trees but did no other work.<ref>{{cite web | title=The National Archives| url=http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/A2A/records.aspx?cat=109-mss_1-1_8&cid=-1&Gsm=2008-06-18#-1}}</ref><eod>
<sod>When Talbot arrived the only notable buildings in Ballyconnell were the [[Catholicism|Catholic]] church at the top of Church Street (Site number 1815, Doon townland, "Archaeological Inventory of County Cavan", Patrick O’Donovan, 1995, p.&nbsp;230) and an old McGovern fort. The rest of the buildings were mud huts belonging to the Irish natives. In September 1611 a survey found that Talbot had built a strong timber house and two other wattled houses (Site number 1798, Annagh townland, "Archaeological Inventory of County Cavan", Patrick O’Donovan, 1995, p.&nbsp;228). He had also felled 40 trees but did no other work.<ref>https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=I_RZmjcJYV0C&pg=PA96&dq=carew+manuscripts+ireland+1611&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiGha_gpfXLAhXLXhoKHWH5CU0Q6AEIJTAA#v=onepage&q=talbot&f=false</ref><eod>