County Cavan highlighted in dark green. See here for more counties of Ireland.
Choose from topics below for stories of people, families, events and places connected to County Cavan’s past
Family Histories
- Butler of Belturbet (under Madden)
- Clements of Rathkenny
- Finlay of Killeshandra (reputedly!)
- Gallagher / Callachor of Rathkenny
- Young of Bailieborough
Places in County Cavan
Vanishing Ireland
(County Cavan)
- Baby Rudden (1923-2015) – Farmer of Redhills and cover star of the second Vanishing Ireland book.
- Johnny Golden (1937-2010) – The Gouldy of Doogarry
- Teresa McGerty (1925-2013) – Publican of Longfield, County Leitrim
County Cavan Roots
- Nicole Kidman’s Irish Ancestry
- The Irish in Chicago
- Sackville Carden of Stradone House and the Naval Attack on the Dardanelles
Articles relating to County Cavan
- A Short History of Irish Gold
- The Cistercian Order in Ireland
- The Forgotten Cult of St John the Baptist in Medieval Ireland
- The Ulster Canal
- The Irish and the White House
- The Trial of Bernard Farrelly, Clonkeefy, 1920
- Maxol – The History of an Irish Family Company
- Too Close to Closing Time – Gartlan’s Again!
- Waterways Through Time
- The Big Snow of 1947, 1963, 1982 … and other major Snowstorms
