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County Cavan
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County Cavan [1] is in Northwest Ireland and Lakelands.
[edit] Towns
Urban areas in County Cavan include the county town Cavan:
- Arva
- Bailieborough, Ballinagh, Ballyconnell, Ballyhaise, Ballyjamesduff, Bawnboy, Belturbet, Blacklion, Butlersbridge
- Cootehill
- Dowra, Glangevlin
- Kingscourt, Killeshandra, Kilnaleck
- Mountnugent, Mullagh
- Redhills
- Stradone, Shercock
- Virginia[2] Gateway to the Ireland's Lakeland Region, an atractive small town founded in 1612, situated on the N3 beside Lough Ramor. Several hotels, B&B's, pubs, restaurants and a golf course. Ideal location for weekend breaks with good angling, boating, wildlife and forest walks close by.
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[edit] Understand
[edit] Talk
[edit] Get in
- Car: From Dublin, the N3 will get you to Cavan town in about 1.45h.
- Bus: From Dublin, Belfast or Donegal.
[edit] Get around
You will need a car to get around County Cavan speedily. Besides the hourly busservices to Dublin etc., there is little in the way of public transport.
County sports partnership [3] offers bikes to hire, two tandem bicycles, one hand-cycle and one universal hand-cycle wheelchair attachment.
[edit][add listing] See
Go see the County museum in Ballyjamesduff and the Cavan Crystal showrooms in Cavan. Visit dun a ri forest park in kingscourt.
[edit][add listing] Do
- Virginia Pumpkin Festival [4]. October Bank Holiday weekend
- Fishing and boating, on the Erne river. Go explore the Marble Arch Caves.
[edit][add listing] Eat
- Duggans Pub and Resturant/Olde Post Inn/At Cloverhill.
[edit][add listing] Drink
[edit][add listing] Sleep
- Park Hotel, Virginia, County Cavan (just outside the village of Virginia), ☎ +353 854 6100, [5]. checkin: 15:00; checkout: 12:00. Traditional country house hotel. In a private 100 acres estate on Lough Ramor with fishing, golf course and formal gardens in grounds. Restaurant open to Wed-Sun. (53.836183,-7.087791) edit
- Hollow Stream Bed & Breakfast, Dublin Road, Kingscourt (from Kingscourt take R162 Dublin/Navan Road for 1 km arrive at Hollow Stream B&B on right.), ☎ +353 42 966 8346, [6]. checkin: 2PM; checkout: 12 noon. All rooms have ensuite, TV and free WiFi. Complimentary tea & coffee. Free off road parking. Only 1 hr from Dublin. From €30 pps. (53.8938,-6.8031) edit
- Radisson Blu Hotel Farnham Estate, Farnham Estate, County Cavan, ☎ +353 4943 77 700, [7]. On 1,300 acres and surrounded by 7 km of walking trails and fishing holes. edit
[edit] Get out
- Fortview House B&B, [8] Family run Guesthouse located in the beautiful countryside of Cavan.Fishing,Golf,Horseriding,walking, Geonology,Homecooking,Family walks.
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