Ireland

County Cavan

County Cavan, or An Cabhán in Irish, lies in Ulster and borders on Northern Ireland. It is known as "The Lakeland County" as it is reputed to have 365 lakes. Our county town is Cavan and we have a population of approximately 76,092. We look forward to helping you connect with your ancestors' place of origin.

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510 Group Members 129 Ancestors 12 Buildings 6 Timeline Events

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Ancestors from County Cavan

Find out about people who lived in County Cavan and their descendants.

Margaret

McFadden

Cavan +others DOB: 1st January 1836

Elizabeth

Lally

Galway +others DOB: 19th November 1889

William

Genoe

Knockbride (Cavan) +others DOB: 1st January 1810

Bernard (Barney)

Fitzpatrick

Killashandra (Cavan) DOB: 1st January 1802

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Buildings from County Cavan

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Church of Ireland, Drumlane, Belturbet

Cavan

Riversdale and Kilconney, Belturbet

Cavan

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Timeline from County Cavan

Read about the big and small events that shaped the heritage of County Cavan

2000

National Day of Mourning for Victims of 911

14th Sep 2001 Cavan

1820

First UK Census of Ireland

28th May 1821 Cavan

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County Cavan Message Board

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John Duffy and his brothers Bernard and Patrick, 1873 1 Sep 2019 2:36

Humphrys Family 1 Aug 2019 22:37

George 19 Jun 2019 9:50

Manor of Skeagh 13 May 2019 16:23

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County Cavan Local Guide

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Glenview Folk Museum

Oughteragh (Leitrim) +others

An Irish Cottage that lives and breathes as it always did

Cleenish (Fermanagh) +others

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Bailieborough (Cavan)

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Bailieborough (Cavan)

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County Cavan

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