County Cavan (An Cabhán)

“The Breffni County” — in the province of Ulster. County town: Cavan.

A county of a lake for every day of the year, where the Shannon rises.

County Cavan is a county in Ireland. It is in the province of Ulster and is part of the Northern and Western Region. It is named after the town of Cavan and is based on the historic Gaelic territory of East Breffny (Bréifne). Cavan County Council is the local authority for the county, which had a population of 81,704 at the 2022 census.

Surnames from Cavan: Brady · O'Reilly · McGowan · Smith · Clarke · McCabe · Dolan · Sheridan · McGovern · Fitzsimons · Carolan · Finnegan

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