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Adjacent to the Courthouse is the Cavan Central Library building constructed in 2006. The entrance is dominated by an aquarium, with commissioned bog oak sculptures by local artist Joey Burns that portray Cavan history.
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).
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;
The castle is located in the historic Kingdom of Breifne, specifically in the part that would later be subdivided into East Breifne, roughly corresponding to County Cavan. The spot may have been a crannóg, or an artificially created island, and it is possible there was fortification there as early as the sixth century. [3]
A defaced O'Reilly crest adorns the coat of arms of County Cavan, their historic patrimony. O'Reilly (Irish: Ó Raghallaigh) [1] is a common Irish surname.The O'Reillys were historically the kings of East Bréifne in what is today County Cavan.
The two most distinguished clans of East Breifne, O'Reilly and Brady, are today amongst the most common surnames in County Cavan. For most of its history East Breifne comprised only central and eastern Cavan. In the early 16th century it obtained suzerainty over the territories that became the baronies of Tullyhaw and Tullyhunco.
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.
The Irish state has officially approved the following list of national monuments in County Cavan. In the Republic of Ireland, a structure or site may be deemed to be a "national monument", and therefore worthy of state protection, if it is of national importance. If the land adjoining the monument is essential to protect it, this land may also ...