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County Cavan (Contae an Chabháin in Irish
Irish language

Irish , also known as Irish Gaelic, is a Goidelic languages of the Indo-European language family, originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish people....
) is a county
County

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 in Ireland
Republic of Ireland

Ireland is an Island country in north-western Europe. The modern Sovereignty state occupies about five-sixths of the island of Ireland, which was partitioned by the British on 3 May 1921....
.
s one of three counties situated in the province of Ulster
Ulster

Ulster is one of the four Provinces of Ireland of Ireland, in addition to Connacht, Munster and Leinster. The name is sometimes informally used as a synonym for Northern Ireland, one of the countries of the United Kingdom, although Northern Ireland covers only two thirds of Ulster....
 without being part of Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland

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. The county is bordered by County Monaghan
County Monaghan

County Monaghan is a county in Ireland. It is one of three counties situated in the Province of Ulster which are in the Republic of Ireland. The name comes from the Irish, derived from Muine Cheain meaning the Land of the little hills....
, County Leitrim
County Leitrim

County Leitrim is one of the Irish county of Republic of Ireland and is part of the province of Connacht. Its name derives from the Irish , meaning "grey ridge."...
, County Longford
County Longford

Image:Royal Canal Longford long.JPGCounty Longford is a county situated in the Irish Midlands, in northwest Leinster. With an area of 1,091 km? and a population of 34,361, it is Ireland's third smallest county....
, County Meath
County Meath

County Meath is a county in Republic of Ireland, often informally called The Royal County. The county town is Navan, where the county hall and government are located, although Trim, County Meath, the former county town, has historical significance and remains a sitting place of the courts of the Republic of Ireland....
, County Westmeath
County Westmeath

County Westmeath is popularly referred to as the "Lake County". It lies in western part of the province of Leinster in Republic of Ireland. The county was part of the ancient central province of Meath and later of County Meath....
 and County Fermanagh
County Fermanagh

County Fermanagh , is the westernmost of the six counties that form Northern Ireland, and is part of the Province of Ulster. Fermanagh is often referred to as Ireland's Lake District, together with neighbouring County Cavan....
. Area: 1,931 km˛ (746 square miles). Population (census
Census

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 2006): 63,961. The county town
County town

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 is Cavan.

county has a population of 63,961 (2006 preliminary census data), and covers an area of 1,931 km˛.






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County Cavan (Contae an Chabháin in Irish
Irish language

Irish , also known as Irish Gaelic, is a Goidelic languages of the Indo-European language family, originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish people....
) is a county
County

A county is a land area of Local government government within a larger state. A county may have city and towns within its area....
 in Ireland
Republic of Ireland

Ireland is an Island country in north-western Europe. The modern Sovereignty state occupies about five-sixths of the island of Ireland, which was partitioned by the British on 3 May 1921....
.

Location

It is one of three counties situated in the province of Ulster
Ulster

Ulster is one of the four Provinces of Ireland of Ireland, in addition to Connacht, Munster and Leinster. The name is sometimes informally used as a synonym for Northern Ireland, one of the countries of the United Kingdom, although Northern Ireland covers only two thirds of Ulster....
 without being part of Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland

conventional_long_name = Northern Ireland|native_name= Tuaisceart ?ireannNorlin Airlann|motto =|image_map = Europe location N-IRL2.png...
. The county is bordered by County Monaghan
County Monaghan

County Monaghan is a county in Ireland. It is one of three counties situated in the Province of Ulster which are in the Republic of Ireland. The name comes from the Irish, derived from Muine Cheain meaning the Land of the little hills....
, County Leitrim
County Leitrim

County Leitrim is one of the Irish county of Republic of Ireland and is part of the province of Connacht. Its name derives from the Irish , meaning "grey ridge."...
, County Longford
County Longford

Image:Royal Canal Longford long.JPGCounty Longford is a county situated in the Irish Midlands, in northwest Leinster. With an area of 1,091 km? and a population of 34,361, it is Ireland's third smallest county....
, County Meath
County Meath

County Meath is a county in Republic of Ireland, often informally called The Royal County. The county town is Navan, where the county hall and government are located, although Trim, County Meath, the former county town, has historical significance and remains a sitting place of the courts of the Republic of Ireland....
, County Westmeath
County Westmeath

County Westmeath is popularly referred to as the "Lake County". It lies in western part of the province of Leinster in Republic of Ireland. The county was part of the ancient central province of Meath and later of County Meath....
 and County Fermanagh
County Fermanagh

County Fermanagh , is the westernmost of the six counties that form Northern Ireland, and is part of the Province of Ulster. Fermanagh is often referred to as Ireland's Lake District, together with neighbouring County Cavan....
. Area: 1,931 km˛ (746 square miles). Population (census
Census

A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population....
 2006): 63,961. The county town
County town

A county town is the 'capital' of a county in the United Kingdom or the Republic of Ireland. County towns are usually the location of administrative or judicial functions, or established over time as the de facto main town of a county....
 is Cavan.

Statistics

The county has a population of 63,961 (2006 preliminary census data), and covers an area of 1,931 km˛. The average density of population is 29.9 persons per km˛. Cavan is divided into Four County Electoral Areas: Bailieborough, Ballyjamesduff, Belturbet and Cavan. There are three Town Councils: Cavan Town, Belturbet and Cootehill.

History

Cavan formed the Eastern half of the kingdom of Breifne.
People from Cavan are renowned for their thriftiness throughout Ireland, with one verified report of a Cavonian installing a timer on the shower to save money.

Towns and villages in County Cavan


  • Arvagh
    Arvagh

    Arvagh or Arva, is a town in County Cavan, Republic of Ireland, on the shores of Garty Lough and overlooked by Bruse Hill. It is a scenic town situated in the centre of the drumlin belt....
  • Bailieborough
    Bailieborough

    Bailieborough , sometimes spelled as Bailieboro, is a small town in County Cavan in Republic of Ireland. It stands at the meeting-point of regional roads R165 road, R191 road, and R178 road....
  • Ballinagh
    Ballinagh

    Ballinagh is a village in County Cavan on the N55 road midlands route....
  • Ballyconnell
    Ballyconnell

    Ballyconnell is a town in County Cavan, Republic of Ireland. It is situated at the junction of four townlands Annagh, Cullyleenan, Doon and Derryginny in the parish of Tomregan, Baronies of Ireland of Tullyhaw....
  • Ballyhaise
    Ballyhaise

    Ballyhaise is a village in County Cavan, Republic of Ireland. It is situated some 7 km north-northeast of Cavan Town....
  • Ballyjamesduff
    Ballyjamesduff

    Ballyjamesduff is a medium-sized town with a population of 2,240 in County Cavan in Republic of Ireland, located on the R194 road regional road....
  • Bawnboy
    Bawnboy

    Bawnboy is a small village in a valley at the foot of Slieve Rushen, between Ballyconnell and Swanlinbar, in County Cavan, Republic of Ireland)....
  • Belturbet
    Belturbet

    Belturbet is a town in County Cavan, Republic of Ireland, located from Cavan town from Dublin city. Belturbet lies on the N3 road. It is from the border with Northern Ireland between the counties of County Cavan and County Fermanagh and is south of Enniskillen....
  • Blacklion
    Blacklion

    Blacklion is a Republic of Ireland-United Kingdom border village in west County Cavan, in Republic of Ireland. It is situated on the N16 road national primary road at the County Cavan/County Fermanagh border beside the village of Belcoo in Northern Ireland....
  • Butlersbridge
    Butlersbridge

    Butlersbridge is a village in County Cavan in Republic of Ireland, north of Cavan Town just off the N3 road Roads in Ireland. It was well know as point on the N3 but it was bypassed in 1999....
  • Cavan
    Cavan

    Cavan is the county town of County Cavan in Republic of Ireland. The town lies in the northeast of the Ireland, along the border with Northern Ireland....
  • Cootehill
    Cootehill

    Cootehill is a rapidly-expanding market town in County Cavan in Republic of Ireland. It has a very wide street ....
  • Crossdoney
    Crossdoney

    Crossdoney is a village in County Cavan on the R154 road regional road where it terminates at a junction with the R198 road....
  • Dowra
    Dowra

    Dowra is a small village in northwest County Cavan, Ireland. It is the first village on, and marks the most uppermost navigable point of, the River Shannon....
  • Glangevlin
    Glangevlin

    Glangevlin is a hamlet situated in the northwest of County Cavan, Republic of Ireland. It is surrounded by the Cuilcagh Mountains and borders the counties of County Leitrim and County Fermanagh....
  • Kilcogy
    Kilcogy

    Kilcogy , is a small village and townland in the parish of Mullahoran in south-western County Cavan. It is located on the R394 road.KIlcogy is in the parish of Mullahoran....
  • Killeshandra
    Killeshandra

    Killeshandra ) is a town located in County Cavan, Ireland at the crossroads of the R199 road and R201 road regional roads. In 1841 the town had a population of over 12,500 but today it is less than 500....
  • Kilnaleck
    Kilnaleck

    Kilnaleck is a small village in County Cavan, Republic of Ireland.See also*List of towns in the Republic of Ireland...
  • Kingscourt
    Kingscourt

    Kingscourt is a busy market town on the County Cavan/County Meath border, Ireland with a population of circa 2,500. The town was founded near the site of the old village of Cabra, by Mervyn Pratt, towards the end of the 18th century, and was completed by his brother, the Rev....
  • Lough Gowna
    Lough Gowna

    Lough Gowna is a fresh water lake which is the uppermost lake on the River Erne. It is located on the border between County Longford and County Cavan, with the largest part of the lake being in County Longford....
  • Milltown
  • Mullagh
    Mullagh

    Mullagh can refer to:*Mullagh, County Cavan*Mullagh, County Clare*Mullagh, County Galway*Mullagh, County Meath*Mullagh, County Down, a townland in County Down, Northern Ireland...
  • Mountnugent
    Mountnugent

    Mountnugent is a village in southern County Cavan, in the province of Ulster, Republic of Ireland. It is located on the River Inny and Lough Sheelin....
  • Redhills
  • Shercock
    Shercock

    Shercock is a small town situated in the east of County Cavan, Republic of Ireland. The current population of the town is around 700 people with almost triple this amount in the surrounding areas....
  • Swanlinbar
    Swanlinbar

    Swanlinbar is a small village situated in north-west County Cavan, Republic of Ireland, close to the River Cladagh and near the Fermanagh border....
  • Virginia
    Virginia, County Cavan

    Virginia is a town of population 3,188 persons located in County Cavan, Republic of Ireland. It was founded in the early 17th century and named after Elizabeth I of England....


The township of Cavan, Ontario, Canada
Canada

Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
 was named after County Cavan, from which its settlers had emigrated.

Famous places

  • Magh Slécht
    Magh Slécht

    Magh Sl?cht is the name of an historic plain in Ireland. It comprises an area of about three square miles situated in the south-eastern part of the Parish of Templeport, Baronies of Ireland of Tullyhaw and County Cavan....
  • Castle Saunderson
    Castle Saunderson

    Castle Saunderson is a castle near Belturbet, County Cavan, in the Republic of Ireland. It was the family seat of the Saunderson family, who built the original castle in 1573, the present castle dating from the 1840s....


See also

  • List of abbeys and priories in the Republic of Ireland (County Cavan)
    List of abbeys and priories in the Republic of Ireland

    Abbeys and priories in Ireland lists abbeys, priory, friary or other monastic religious houses in Republic of Ireland. This article does not include foundations in Northern Ireland, which are covered in List of abbeys and priories in Northern Ireland....


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