Cavan Ireland

Cavan is situated in the province of Ulster, 47 miles long and 23 broad; bounded W by Leitrim, M by Fermanagh and Monaghan, E by the latter county and Louth, and S by Longford, W Meath and E Meath. It sends 2 members to parliament, and is divided into 30 parishes. The linen manufacture is carried on here to a great extent. Modern County Cavan was new formed in 1579 out of East Breifne, ancient lordship of the OReillys. It forms part of the south Ulster Drumlin Belt and displays its characteristically undulating and dissected topography. The waterlogged low lands of the Upper Erne valley form a central feature, and the land rises steadily to the west and to the Carboniferous limestone and sandstone summits of the Cuilcagh Mountains of the Co. Fermanagh Border. The seventeen-century plantation of Cavan (Accommodation, Cavan, Ireland) introduced significant numbers of English and Scot settlers, adding further complexity to the already complex human landscape of this ancient cultural frontier between Ulster and Leinster.

Some of the most common surnames associated with the county include O’Reilly, Brady, McGovern, Sheridan, Kiernan, McCabe, and Smith McGowan

The main towns in this county are Cavan Cavan (Holiday Cottages, Cavan, Ireland), Cootehill, Bailieborough, Killeshandra, Virginia, Belturbet, Ballyjamesduff and Kingscourt. Some of the major attractions in Cavan are Lough Sheelin, Ballyjamesduff, Shannon Pot and the luxurious Slieve Russell Hotel.

With the high population greatly reduced by the Great Famine, County Cavan (Hotels, Cavan, Ireland) experienced severe population decline and economic stagnation, which continued until the inter-war period. The population of the county dropped dramatically from 250,000 in 1841 to 174,000 in 1851 and by 1901 had dropped to 97,000. These emigrants from County Cavan settled mostly in the eastern United States and in Canada. A large percentage also went to England and Scotland.

Cavan Heritage And Genealogy Centre, Cana House, Farnham Street, Cavan, County Cavan

Cavan Genealogical Research Centre offers a full genealogical research service for County Cavan. The database holds more than half a million records of baptism, marriages, burials, census records, pre and post famine land records and numerous other sources. The Centre typically replies to enquiries within six to eight weeks.

The Cavan (Bed and Breakfasts, Cavan, Ireland) Genealogy Research Centre’s Church records include Roman Catholic Records; earliest date from the year 1751 and the latest parish to commence keeping records did so in 1876.

The earliest Church of Ireland (Anglican/Episcopalian) records at this centre date from 1703 (Latest starting date of Church of Ireland parish records in County Cavan is 1854).

Presbyterian records commencing at various dates between 1822 and1877.

The Centre also computerised records of smaller denominations that have starting dates between 1835 and 1879.

Other genealogical sources held by the Cavan (Self Catering, Cavan, Ireland) Genealogy Centre include:

Fiants

Will Indexes

Slater’s and Pigot’s Directories

Hearth Money Rolls

The 1821 Census

The 1766 Religious Census

Registry of Freeholders

Gravestone Inscriptions.