| County Cavan Contae an Chabháin |
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| Province: | Ulster | |
| County seat: | Cavan | |
| Code: | CN | |
| Area: | 1,931 km² | |
| Population (2006) | 63,961 | |
| Website: www.cavancoco.ie | ||
County Cavan (Contae an Chabháin in Irish) is a county in Ireland. Poetic description This dinnseanchas poem named Ard Ruide (Ruide Headland poetically describes the kingdoms of Ireland Ulster ( Ulaidh ˈkwɪɟɪ ˈʌlˠu / ˈʌlˠi is one of the four provinces of Ireland, in addition to Connacht, Munster and Leinster A county town is the 'capital' of a County in the United Kingdom or Republic of Ireland. Cavan (ˈkævən) is the county seat of County Cavan in Ireland. Registration marks on Number plates in Ireland issued since 1987 have the format YY-CC-SSSSSS where the components are YY &mdash a 2-digit Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology Irish (ga ''Gaeilge'' is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish. A county is a Land area of Regional Government within a larger State. Ireland ( Irish: Éire, ˈeːrʲə is a country in north-western Europe.
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Location
It is one of three counties situated in the province of Ulster without being part of Northern Ireland. Ulster ( Ulaidh ˈkwɪɟɪ ˈʌlˠu / ˈʌlˠi is one of the four provinces of Ireland, in addition to Connacht, Munster and Leinster Northern Ireland (Tuaisceart Éireann Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a Country within the United Kingdom, lying in the northeast of The county is bordered by County Monaghan, County Leitrim, County Longford, County Meath, County Westmeath and County Fermanagh. County Monaghan ('mɔnəhən Irish: Contae Mhuineacháin) is a county in Ireland. County Leitrim ( is one of the counties of Ireland and is part of the province of Connacht. County Longford (Contae an Longfoirt is a county situated in the Irish Midlands, in northwest Leinster. County Meath (Contae na Mí is a county in Ireland, often informally called The Royal County County Westmeath (Contae na hIarmhí is a County situated in the Irish midlands, also popularly called the "Lake county" in the western part of the province County Fermanagh (fɚr'mænɘ Contae Fhear Manach or Fear Manach ('Men of Monach'in Irish) is the westernmost of the six counties that form Northern Area: 1,931 km² (746 square miles). Population (census 2006): 63,961. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population The county town is Cavan. A county town is the 'capital' of a County in the United Kingdom or Republic of Ireland. Cavan (ˈkævən) is the county seat of County Cavan in Ireland.
Statistics
The county has a population of 63,961 (2006 preliminary census data),[1] and covers an area of 1931 km². The average density of population is 29. 9 persons per km². Cavan is divided into Four County Electoral Areas: Bailieborough, Ballyjamesduff, Belturbet and Cavan. There are three Town Councils: Cavan Town, Belturbet and Cootehill. [2]
History
Cavan formed the Eastern half of the kingdom of Breifne. See Also East Bréifne The Kingdom of Bréifne (also Breffny, Brefnie, Brenny) was the traditional territory
Towns and villages in County Cavan
- Arvagh
- Bailieborough
- Ballinagh
- Ballyconnell
- Ballyhaise
- Ballyjamesduff
- Bawnboy
- Belturbet
- Blacklion
- Butlersbridge
- Cavan
- Cootehill
- Crossdoney
- Dowra
- Glangevlin
- Kilcogy
- Killeshandra
- Kilnaleck
- Kingscourt
- Lough Gowna
- Milltown
- Mullagh
- Mountnugent
- Redhills
- Shercock
- Swanlinbar
- Virginia
The township of Cavan, Ontario, Canada was named after County Cavan, from which its settlers had emigrated. Arvagh ( is a town in the Ireland. It is south-west of County Cavan. Bailieborough ( sometimes spelled as Bailieboro is a small town in County Cavan in Ireland. Ballinagh ( is a village in County Cavan on the N55 midlands route Ballyconnell ( is a town in County Cavan, Ireland. It is situated at the junction of four townlands Annagh Cullyleenan Doon and Derryginny in the parish of Tomregan Ballyhaise ( is a village in County Cavan, Ireland. It is situated some 7 km (4 Ballyjamesduff ( is a medium-sized town with a population of 2240 in County Cavan in Ireland, located on the R194 Regional road. Bawnboy ( is a small village in a valley at the foot of Slieve Rushen, between Ballyconnell and Swanlinbar, in County Cavan, Ireland Belturbet ( is a town in County Cavan, Ireland, located from Cavan town from Dublin city Blacklion ( is a border Village in west County Cavan, in Ireland. Butlersbridge ( is a village in County Cavan in Ireland, north of Cavan Town just off the N3 National primary road. Cavan (ˈkævən) is the county seat of County Cavan in Ireland. Cootehill ( is a rapidly-expanding market town in County Cavan in Ireland. Crossdoney ( is a village in County Cavan on the R154 Regional road where it terminates at a junction with the R198. Dowra ( is a small village in northwest County Cavan, Ireland. Glangevlin ( is a town situated in the northwest of County Cavan, Ireland. Kilcogy ( is a small village and Townland in the parish of Mullahoran in south-western County Cavan. Killeshandra) is a town located in County Cavan, Ireland at the crossroads of the R199 and R201 Regional roads In 1841 the town had Kingscourt ( is a busy market town in County Cavan, Ireland with a population of circa 2500 Lough Gowna ( Loch Gamhna in Irish, meaning Lake of (the calf) is a fresh water lake which is the uppermost lake on the River Erne. Milltown may refer to Places in Ireland: Milltown County Kerry Milltown Dublin, a suburb of Dublin and its station on the Mountnugent ( Irish Droichead Uí Dhálaigh) is a village in southern County Cavan, in the province of Ulster, Ireland. Shercock ( is a small village situated in the east of County Cavan, Ireland. Swanlinbar ( is a small village situated in north-west County Cavan, Ireland, close to the Claddagh river and near the Fermanagh border Virginia ( is a town of population 3188 persons located in County Cavan, Ireland. The Township of Cavan-Monaghan is located in central-eastern Ontario, Canada in Peterborough County Ontario, Canada, about twenty kilometres Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page
Famous places
References
- ^ Census 2006 Preliminary report (pdf). Magh Slécht (pronounced Maw shlaykht) is the name of an historic plain in Ireland. Castle Saunderson is a castle near Belturbet, County Cavan, in the Republic of Ireland. Stationery Office, Dublin, Ireland.
- ^ Cavan County Council website.
See also
External links
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