BROWSE
townland
An Cabhán
genitive: an Chabháin
(Irish)
Cavan
(English)

Centrepoint

54.1632, -8.07593latitude, longitude
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Historical references

Nóta
Nóta
"Cf. Ca, Ao, AM, DG, Dn, Lo, Lu, ME, Mu, TE P: Mohill, b: Mohill An Cabhán "
Nóta
n/a
"Pinkman: Cabhán = a hollow or a valley. The Irish word, Cabhan, means a round hollow but, sometimes, the word is used to denote the reverse, a round hill."
Nóta
1660c
Cavan
BSD Leathanach: 67
1669
Cavane alias Cavan
ASE Leathanach: 211:06:00
1817
Cavan
Larkin
1834?
Cavan
TAB Leathanach: Innéacs, 11 (60:16/8)
1836
Cavan
BS:AL
1836
Cavan
Larkin (Li)
1836
Cavan
Peace, Clerk of:AL
1836
Cabhán
pl:AL
1836
Cabhán:,
'a dry round hill'
OD:AL
1836
Cavan
OD:AL

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