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“SEEING IS BELIEVING”
Visit Cavan for fun, heritage, fishing,
festivals, walks, fabulous hotels and
award-winning restaurants. You’ll
be surprised at what you find here!
Cavan Tourist Information Office
Johnston Central Library
Farnham Street, Cavan, Ireland.
t: +353 (0) 49 433 1942
‘An Cabhán’ is the old Irish name for Cavan, meaning ‘The Hollow’. If history is your thing, the new World War One Trench Experience
It really does say a lot about this secret place, where you can wind at Cavan County Museum, in Ballyjamesduff is a must–see. Proving a
down and delve deep into the real Ireland. winner with adults and kids alike, it’s the largest WWI replica trench
found anywhere in Ireland or the UK.
Warm people, delicious food, tranquil lakes, and sweeping hills
are here in spades, linked by a network of soothing, waterways The Trench is located to the back of the beautiful Georgian
coursing through its heartland. It lends the place a sense of serenity. building that houses over 5,000 years of history, along with a tea
room and gift shop.
The rolling, ancient drumlins of Cavan are alive with poetry and
heritage; nowhere more so than amid the life-affirming beauty of County Cavan works hard on making the county accessible to
Cavan Burren Park. all. These efforts have not gone unnoticed and Cavan Town was the
2013 winner of the EDEN Award for Accessible Tourism, and a 2014
An enduring geological wonder, located on the slopes of World Responsible Tourism Award winner. Since 2014, Cavan Town
Cuilcagh Mountain, Cavan Burren Park boasts breathtaking views is also an ‘Age Friendly Business Town’.
over Lough MacNean and the surrounding countryside.
Cavan is an exciting, enticing, mysterious and scenic county.
Take time in the Park’s information centre, or enjoy one of four One that must be explored at your leisure and where you’re sure to
marked walking trails (one of which is multi-access) through receive a warm and friendly welcome.
dramatic and breathtakingly beautiful landscapes.
For information on County Cavan
Cavan is a place where life moves at a more relaxed pace. This, visit www.thisiscavan.ie
along with its intoxicating beauty, makes it a walker’s paradise. The
county boasts a wide array of marked trails, through the ethereal
woods and open country of this enchanting land.
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Visit Cavan for fun, heritage, fishing,
festivals, walks, fabulous hotels and
award-winning restaurants. You’ll
be surprised at what you find here!
Cavan Tourist Information Office
Johnston Central Library
Farnham Street, Cavan, Ireland.
t: +353 (0) 49 433 1942
‘An Cabhán’ is the old Irish name for Cavan, meaning ‘The Hollow’. If history is your thing, the new World War One Trench Experience
It really does say a lot about this secret place, where you can wind at Cavan County Museum, in Ballyjamesduff is a must–see. Proving a
down and delve deep into the real Ireland. winner with adults and kids alike, it’s the largest WWI replica trench
found anywhere in Ireland or the UK.
Warm people, delicious food, tranquil lakes, and sweeping hills
are here in spades, linked by a network of soothing, waterways The Trench is located to the back of the beautiful Georgian
coursing through its heartland. It lends the place a sense of serenity. building that houses over 5,000 years of history, along with a tea
room and gift shop.
The rolling, ancient drumlins of Cavan are alive with poetry and
heritage; nowhere more so than amid the life-affirming beauty of County Cavan works hard on making the county accessible to
Cavan Burren Park. all. These efforts have not gone unnoticed and Cavan Town was the
2013 winner of the EDEN Award for Accessible Tourism, and a 2014
An enduring geological wonder, located on the slopes of World Responsible Tourism Award winner. Since 2014, Cavan Town
Cuilcagh Mountain, Cavan Burren Park boasts breathtaking views is also an ‘Age Friendly Business Town’.
over Lough MacNean and the surrounding countryside.
Cavan is an exciting, enticing, mysterious and scenic county.
Take time in the Park’s information centre, or enjoy one of four One that must be explored at your leisure and where you’re sure to
marked walking trails (one of which is multi-access) through receive a warm and friendly welcome.
dramatic and breathtakingly beautiful landscapes.
For information on County Cavan
Cavan is a place where life moves at a more relaxed pace. This, visit www.thisiscavan.ie
along with its intoxicating beauty, makes it a walker’s paradise. The
county boasts a wide array of marked trails, through the ethereal
woods and open country of this enchanting land.
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