Cavan and the McGoverns

County Cavan is comprised of 1,891 square kilometers. The current population is 52,903. If you like to fish Cavan is the place for you there are 365 lakes to fish - a different one for everyday of the year!

Cavan is part of the province of Ulster which along with Donegal and Monaghan is separated from the other six counties that go to make up Northern Ireland. The land in these three counties is of poorer quality than in the counties in the north being more thickly forested and boggy.

The Drumlin Belt
Drumlins
These are small rounded hills that crop up in their thousands all over the region, sometimes standing all alone and sometimes together in a group. They are also found as islands that rise up out of the many lakes in the area. The hills are called Drumlins - teardrop shaped mounds on the land which can be up to half a mile long and 100 ft high. The are all aligned in the same direction. The Drumlins were formed during the ice age and became exposed when the ice melted 10,000 years ago. They are composed of clay and rocky rubble. The Drumlins are responsible for the windy roads of Cavan, Louth and Monaghan.

History
In the 1590's Clans in Cavan, the O'Reillys and McGoverns joined in the rebellion against the encroaching Tudors, which ended in the defeat of the Irish in the battle of Kinsale in 1601. The region put up resistance against the English but suffered crushing defeat. The land was taken over by landowners loyal to the English crown. This undoubtedly had an effect on the landscape which turned to the development of the Linen, woollen and tanning industries.

Story compliments of:

David Allen
Wizard Signs & Grafix
Cormaddyduff.
Virginia,
Cavan,
Co. Cavan.
Republic of Ireland