Cavan - Definition and Overview

County Cavan
Area:	1,931 km²
Capital:	Cavan
Code:	CN
Population:	56,546 (2002)
Province:	Ulster

Cavan (Irish: An Cabhán) is a county in the Republic of Ireland, part of the province of Ulster. It was created by Elizabeth I of England. The county is bordered by County Monaghan, County Leitrim, County Longford, County Meath, County Westmeath in the Republic, and County Fermanagh in Northern Ireland. Area: 1,931 km² (746 square miles). Population (census 2002): 56,546.

The county town is Cavan. Other settlements include:

Arvagh

Bailieborough, Ballinagh, Ballyjamesduff, Bawnboy Belturbet, Blacklion, Butlersbridge

Cootehill

Dowra, Glengevlin

Kingscourt, Killeshandra

Stradone

Virginia

The township of Cavan, Ontario, Canada was named after County Cavan, from which its settlers had emigrated.

	Traditional counties of Ireland
Connacht: Galway | Leitrim | Mayo | Roscommon | Sligo
Munster: Clare | Cork | Kerry | Limerick | Tipperary | Waterford
Leinster: Carlow | Dublin | Kildare | Kilkenny | Laois | Longford | Louth | Meath | Offaly | Westmeath | Wexford | Wicklow
Ulster: Antrim * | Armagh * | Cavan | Donegal | Down * | Fermanagh * | Londonderry * | Monaghan | Tyrone *
* Counties in Northern Ireland (other counties are in the Republic of Ireland)
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