Dowra

Dowra
An Damhshraith
Village
Looking east - up 'Main Street' - on the Cavan side
Looking east - up 'Main Street' - on the Cavan side
CountryIreland
ProvinceUlster
Connacht (Part)
CountyCavan
Leitrim (Part)
Elevation
57 m (187 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total147
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-1 (IST (WEST))
Irish Grid ReferenceG989267

Dowra (Irish: An Damhshraith, meaning 'the river-meadow of the ox')[1] is a village and townland in northwest County Cavan, Ireland. Located in a valley on Lough Allen, [2] it is the first village on, and marks the most uppermost navigable point of, the River Shannon. On one side of its bridge is County Cavan; on the other is County Leitrim. The nucleus of the village is situated on the Cavan side. It is located on the junction of the R200 and R207 regional roads.

  1. ^ "An Damhshraith/Dowra". logainm.ie. Irish Placenames Commission. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  2. ^ "An Taisce sees Dowra as model village whose rare qualities must be preserved". Irish Times. 12 April 2002.