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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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Timeline from County Cavan

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

1830
County Cavan in the 1830s
1837 Cavan
1820
First UK Census of Ireland
28th May 1821 Cavan
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Australian visiting Cavan (1st visit to Ireland!) in mid Jan 2020. Seeking Morrow, maybe Richards or Wiggins family ancestors 15 Dec 2019 14:11
Searching for Gaffney relatives 7 Nov 2019 15:04
Andrew ALLWELL (1827-1894) 9 Jul 2020 9:37
Nelly Lawler and Andrew Brady from Annagecliff, Killygarry, Cavan, Ireland 8 Jun 2020 16:01
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Latest Events from County Cavan

Cavan Calling: An American Wake
Cavan
20th August 2020
Bailieborough Agricultural Show
Cavan
3rd July 2015
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