Cavan

Cavan
An Cabhán
Town
Cathedral of Saints Patrick & Felim, Cavan
Cavan is located in Ireland
Cavan
Cavan
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 53°59′28″N 7°21′36″W / 53.9910°N 7.3601°W / 53.9910; -7.3601
CountryIreland
ProvinceUlster
CountyCounty Cavan
BaronyLoughtee Upper
Elevation
113 m (371 ft)
Population
 • Total11,741
Time zoneUTC±0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (IST)
Eircode routing key
H12
Telephone area code+353(0)49
Irish Grid ReferenceH419041
Websitethisiscavan.ie

Cavan (/ˈkævən/ KAV-ən; Irish: An Cabhán, meaning 'the hollow'[2]) is the county town of County Cavan in Ireland. The town lies in Ulster, near the border with County Fermanagh in Northern Ireland. The town is bypassed by the main N3 road that links Dublin (to the south) with Enniskillen, Ballyshannon and Donegal Town (to the north).

  1. ^ "Profile 1 - Population Distribution and Movement – F1015 - Population". Census 2022. Central Statistics Office (Ireland). Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  2. ^ "An Cabhán/Cavan". Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie). Retrieved 29 August 2023.