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Irish Film and Television Network » Locations » Cavan
| IFTN LOCATIONS GUIDE - CAVAN |
| TRAVEL INFORMATION |
| Take the N3 from Dublin to arrive in Cavan. Although there are no rail services to the county, Bus Eireann provide services to Cavan from Dublin, Belfast, Galway and surrounding counties. |
| GENERAL INFORMATION |
| Cavan is a land-locked county, but its variety of waterways offer beautiful scenic and activity based resources. The Shannon-Erne Waterway links the two main rivers which have their sources in the area. The county is most renowned for its fishing. |
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TRANSPORT |
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Bus
Bus Eireann provide services to County Cavan from Dublin, Belfast, Galway and other counties. For further information on bus services telephone:
01 8366111 ( Dublin) or
049 31353 (Cavan, Farnham Street).
Other bus companies are:
Streamline, Laragh, Cavan Tel 049 30281
Whartons, Crossdoney, Cavan Tel. 049 37114.
Rail
There are no rail services in County Cavan
Sea
Ireland is linked to Britain and Europe by a number of car-ferry routes. The main ports of entry are Cork, Dublin and Rosslare.
Airports
Dublin Airport is situated approximately 6 miles outside the city centre.
01 8141111
Knock International Airport is a growing airport with a £30 million industrial zone development plan. Knock has two Ryanair flights a day to Stanstead, three in the high season, with four British Airways flights a week to Manchester, and one Aer Lingus flight per week to Birmingham. There are regular connecting flights to Dublin.
094 67222
Car Rental Agencies
Brady's Rent-a-Car |
Arva |
049 35115 |
Clarkes Car Rentals |
Cavan |
049 31749 |
Francis Graham Car Hire |
Cavan |
049 61844 |
Francis Graham |
Cavan Town |
049 61844 |
Taxi Companies
Bailieboro Call-a-Cab |
Bailieboro, Cavan |
088 586035 |
Billi's Cabs |
Virginia, Co. Cavan |
088 534926 |
Castle Cabs |
Lisduff, Virginia, Co. Cavan |
088 504051 |
Cootehill Call-a-Cab |
1 Cavan Road, Cootehill, Co. Cavan |
049 52963 |
Des Fitzgerald Cabs |
Lisnalee, Bailieboro, Co Cavan |
042 65911 |
Aircraft Hire
East Coast Helicopters |
Ravensdale Pk , Dundalk |
042 71820 |
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ACCOMMODATION |
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Hotels
Bailie Hotel |
Bailieborough, Co. Cavan. |
042 65334. |
Cabra Castle Hotel |
Kingscourt, Co. Cavan |
042 67030 |
Crover House Hotel |
Lough Sheelin, Mountnugent, Co. Cavan |
049 40206 |
Dún-a-Rí House Hotel |
Station Road, Kingscourt, Co. Cavan |
042 68091 |
Farnham Arms Hotel Ltd |
Main St. , Cavan |
049 32577 |
Hartes Hotel |
Main St. , Carrigallen, Co. Cavan |
049 39737 |
Hotel Kilmore |
Dublin Road , Cavan |
049 32288 |
Loughbawn Hotel |
Killeshandra, Co. Cavan |
049 34423 |
Mackin's Hotel |
Kingscourt, Co. Cavan |
042 67208 |
Park Hotel |
Virginia, Co. Cavan |
049 47235 |
Flat Rental Agencies
AOR Estates |
Main Street , Cavan. |
049 31232. |
Office Rental Agencies
AOR Estates |
Main Street , Cavan. |
049 31232. |
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GOVERNMENT OFFICES |
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Chamber of Commerce |
15 Main St. Cavan |
049 61477 |
Civil Defence |
Moynehal.(CDO M Keavney) |
049 31892 |
County Arts Officer |
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049 31799 |
County Council Offices |
The Courthouse, Cavan. |
049 31799 |
Office of Public Works |
East Cavan Regional Office |
042 34221 |
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West Cavan Regional Office |
071 42202 |
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KEY LOCATIONS |
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RURAL
Killykeen Forest Park
This is located near Cavan Town. It is a 600 acre forest and nearby self-catering chalets are by the shore of Lough Oughter.
Dun-a-Ri Forest park
Located near Kingscourt, the forest covers 558 acres. The park is famous for its "wishing well" and wide variety of shrubs and rhodendrons.
Mullameen Beech Forest Park
Mullameen overlooks Lough Sheelin.
The Cavan Way
Historical marked trail from Backlion to Dowra (16 miles)
COASTAL
River Erne
Cavan has some of Europe's most beautiful lakes and waterways. The River Erne rises in Lough Gowna and flows northwards through the centre of the county spreading into a group of lakes ideal for angling and watersports.
Lough Oughter
Lough Oughter lies south of the cruiser base at Belturbet, and has a fine amenity in Kilykeen Forest Park. Tree-clad islands are interwoven with lakes.
Lough Sheelin
A lake situated near the source of the Erne River.
The Shannon-Erne Waterway
The old Ballinamore-Ballyconnell Canal has been reopened and links the Shannon and Erne.
Other lakes
Lough Erne, Lough MacNean , Lough Gowna and Lough Ramor.
HISTORICAL
Cavan Folk Museum, Cornafean
This museum is known as the "Pig House Collection" with more than 3,000 items including costumes, books, kitchen and household goods, farmyard tools and machinery reflecting the rural life-style from the 1700s to the present.
Finn McCool's Fingers
Bronze Age Stones, located at Shantemon near Cavan Town.
Farnham House
Just west of Cavan Town this house and demesne dates from 1700 and covers a 3000-acre area of woodland.
Cloughoughter Castle
Situated on an islet in Lough Oughter, lies this 13th century ruin in which Owen Roe O’Neill died.
The Cavan Way
Historical marked trail from Backlion to Dowra (16 miles)
Drumlane Church and Round Tower
Milltown, Belturbet, Co. Cavan
Motte and Bailey
An ancient fortification situated in Belturbet.
INTERIORS
Roman Catholic Cathedral
Cavan Town
Clough Oughter Castle
This 13th century fortress lies in Killykeen.
Church of Ireland Cathedral
Kilmore, Co. Cavan.
URBAN
Cavan Town
This town is the capital of the most southerly county of the province of Ulster. It stands in an area of low hills east of Lough Oughter. It is the site of a Franciscan Friary founded in 1300. A plaque here commemorates the victory of Owen Roe O’Neill in the 1646 Battle of Benburb.
Virginia
On the border with Meath, Virginia sits on the north shore of Lough Ramor, which has several islets and is a good base for fishing.
Belturbet
This small town is located a few miles north of Lough Oughter and is an angling and boating resort with a new marina.
Other towns
Ballyconnell, Cootehill, Killeshandra and Baileborough. |
TOURIST OFFICES |
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Farnham Street , Cavan Town. |
049 31942 |
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GARDAI/POLICE |
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Bailieboro |
042 65102 |
Ballyconnell |
049 26102 |
Belturbet |
049 22122 |
Cavan |
049 31300 |
Cootehill |
049 52105 |
Virginia |
049 47002 |
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HOSPITALS |
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Cavan General Hospital |
049 61399 |
Cavan County Home |
049 31900 |
Cavan St. Felims |
049 31989 |
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UTILITIES |
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ESB - Electricity Supply Board
Cavan |
Cavan |
049 61644 |
Cavan |
Cootehill |
049 52500 |
Waste Disposal
Cavan Waste Disposal |
Ricehill, Crossdoney, Cavan |
049 31071 |
Cavan Wheelabin Service |
Alacken, Cavan |
049 62070 |
Mc Caffery Waste Disposal |
The Inkhorn, Main St., Cootehill |
049 52269 |
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