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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What is a Parish? We classify a Parish by the Civil Parish geographical boundaries, the basis upon which the Griffith’s Valuation and other land and tax records were created in the 19th and 20th Century. Find my Parish

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Ancestors from Cavan

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James McEnroe

Cavan DOB: 7th August 1850

Honora Murray McConnell

Cavan DOB: 1st January 1805

Matthew McConnell

Drumlane (Cavan) +others Cavan DOB: 18th April 1839

Owen Galligan

Cavan DOB: 1st January 1830

Buildings from Cavan

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Would love to discover if any remnants of the house remains today. — House 1 Drumcoghill Lower, Killashandra, Tullyhunco, Cavan, Ireland

Timeline from Cavan

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1850

Emigration to Australia - John & Jane (Leahy) Duignan & 2 sons

25th Mar 1850

1930

Travelling Folk in the 1930s

1st Jan 1938

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Cavan Message Board

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The Black Family

2 Jul 2022 17:42

Dudgeon & Heaslip weavers

29 Jun 2022 10:02

Mary Gaffney

26 Jun 2022 17:58

Patrick Maguire married to Bridget Donohoe

23 Jun 2022 06:52

Cavan Local Guide

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