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Map of Cavan town from 1591 showing its market square and the O'Reilly castle on Tullymongan Hill. Cavan was founded by the Irish clan chief and Lord of East Breifne, Giolla Íosa Ruadh O’Reilly, between 1300 and his death in 1330.
Pages in category "History of County Cavan" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. Battle of Cavan;
County Cavan (/ ˈ k æ v ən / KAV-ən; Irish: Contae an Chabháin) is a county in Ireland.It is in the province of Ulster and is part of the Northern and Western Region.It is named after the town of Cavan and is based on the historic Gaelic territory of East Breffny (Bréifne).
Cloughoughter Castle (Irish: Cloch Locha Uachtair, meaning 'stone castle of Loch Uachtair') [2] is a ruined circular castle on a small island in Lough Oughter, 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) east of the town of Killeshandra in County Cavan, Ireland.
The museum was established in 1996, and is housed in a 19th-century former convent of the Poor Clare nuns. [1] The museum was established to collect, conserve and display the material heritage and culture of County Cavan, over its 6000-year history, for the benefit of the people.
George Leslie Montgomery was M.P. for Strabane, County Tyrone from 1765 to 1768 and for County Cavan from 1770 to 1787, when he died and left the Ballyconnell estate to his son George Montgomery, whose estate was administered by the Court of Chancery as he was a lunatic, [16] George Montgomery died in 1841 and his estate went to his Enery ...
It was officially re-opened as "Townhall Cavan Arts Space" in May 2022. [10] [11] Performers have included the folk band, The Fureys, in September 2022, [12] the singer-songwriter, Lisa O'Neill in February 2023, [13] and the rock band, Gina, Dale Haze and the Champions, in September 2023. [14]
The 1790 Cavan Carvaghs list spells the name as Knockmore. [7] A lease dated 17 September 1816 John Enery of Bawnboy includes Knockmore. [8] The Tithe Applotment Books for 1827 list twenty-four tithepayers in the townland. [9] The 1836 Ordnance Survey Namebooks state- The townland is bounded on the west and south sides by a large stream.