Dowra
An Damhshraith | |
|---|---|
Village | |
 Looking east - up 'Main Street' - on the Cavan side | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Ulster Connacht (Part) |
| County | Cavan Leitrim (Part) |
| Elevation | 57 m (187 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 147 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
| Irish Grid Reference | G989267 |
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.
- ^ "An Damhshraith/Dowra". logainm.ie. Irish Placenames Commission. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
- ^ "An Taisce sees Dowra as model village whose rare qualities must be preserved". Irish Times. 12 April 2002.