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It’s coming close to that time of year again where we all dress up and go trick or treating! Midterm 2021 will be extra special as we didn’t get to celebrate at all in 2020 with restrictions. This year why not plan a trip with the entire family and experience ...

The days are getting shorter, the leaves are starting to turn, and we are all conscious of a chill in the air as we bid farewell to summer. Autumn, and especially this Autumn, is a time of gathering to celebrate traditions. Cavan is the perfect destination to get together again, ...

Autumn special offers in Cavan! It’s important to have something to look forward to. A night away, a catch up with friends, a treat for Mum or reconnect with your other half. Now that the kids are back at school and accommodation providers are a little quieter, this is the ...

There is no better feeling than taking a brisk fresh walk to refresh the mind, body, and soul. It also helps to be surrounded by beautiful scenery, picturesque lakes, and the friendliest people in Ireland. Take a staycation to Cavan this Autumn and discover the best walks that the County ...

The kids are back in school, you’re finally getting on top of work, you didn’t manage to get away on your own this summer. These are all great excuses to take a romantic break and Cavan is the perfect destination. Whether you want to reconnect in the great outdoors, or ...

There is no better place in Ireland to relax and play a few rounds of golf than Cavan. The County of the lakes is also known as the Drumlin County, a combination that sets the perfect scene for some of the most beautiful and challenging courses for you to test ...

This summer, the team at This is Cavan announced a competition to highlight the amazing tourism businesses that County Cavan has to offer! The #lovecavan competition asked entrants to use the hashtag and name their favourite Cavan business. Not surprisingly nearly every hospitality and tourism business in the County was ...

Enter our fantastic competition and win a 2 -night stay in the four star Cavan Crystal Hotel and a kayaking experience on Lough Oughter with Cavan Adventure Centre AND a visit to the WW1 Trench Experience at Cavan Museum. 1.  Promoter: Cavan County Council , Johnston Central Library, Farnham Street, ...

Here are our 10 ten things to do in Cavan. If you would like to view/download our most recent leaflet on things to do in Cavan to your phone or smart device, you can do so by clicking here. 1. Go paddling on Lough Oughter – Visit the serene island castle in the midst ...

https://www.youtube.com/embed/cLT_navnMig Cavan County Museum is now home to the largest outdoor replica trench open to the public in Ireland and the UK. The Trench has become a must-see attraction for visitors since it opened in August 2014 and includes sound and visual effects to enhance the experience and educate visitors on ...

Immerse yourself in thousands of years of history in County Cavan. 1. Dramatic landscapes, megalithic tombs and your heritage at your fingertips. Visit Cavan Burren Park outside Blacklion in West Cavan. Visit the ‘Giants’ Leap’, the ‘Lost Valley’, get up close to ancient megalithic tombs and wander along one of five marked (short ...

Provisionally set for 7th August 2021 The Cavan Kayakarun Adventure Race 2021 is celebrating its 12th year, as one of the first Adventure Races held in Ireland it is now established as one of the best. Date: Saturday 7th August 2021 Contact: Michael 087 9294263 Gary 086 0497128 E-mail: info@cavankayakarun.com ...

The Dreamscape trail is a wonderful outdoor art exhibition of prints and fairy sculptures that will remain on permanent display on Turbet Island in Belturbet. The trail features a series of 13 new prints by local artist Jackie O’Neill, whose illustrations are also in the bird boxes dotted around the ...

Amazing selection of locally grown food available NOW to order for collection around Cavan each Friday. What is The Local Green Box? A box of seasonal fruit, vegetables, herbs, salads and artisan foods supplied by an enterprising group of local growers and food makers. This group has banded together across ...

Where battles were won and lost.. thousands of years of history at your fingertips Explore hundreds of years of history at Clogh Oughter.. Clogh Oughter Castle stands alone and defiant in the middle of the vast and uninterrupted beauty of the Lough Oughter network of waterways. Part of the historic ...

Flemings Folly is a stone tower built on a hill outside Ballinagh, overlooking the countryside and on a clear day it is possible to see the provinces of Ulster, Connacht and Leinster. It was built by a man named Captain James Fleming from which it originally got its name, in ...

Cavan Burren Park is a unique and prehistoric landscape of monuments, megalithic tombs and spectacular geology. Take a walk though time and explore this dramatic and ancient ice-age valley. Cavan Burren Park has amazing examples of megalithic tombs, stone walls, ancient rock art, glacial erratics and breathtaking views of Cuilcagh ...

If you are considering a short break in the border-midlands region, then look no further than Ireland Discovery Tours, which provides a complete professional guided tour of Cavan and the surrounding counties. Ireland Discovery Tours will place your group in one of the many award-winning luxury hotels in the Cavan ...

Find a rural Ireland full of untapped stories, folklore, music, culture and heritage while taking in beautiful scenery and indulging your sense of adventure with RuralAdventure.ie. RuralAdventure.ie specialise in activities such as rock climbing, abseiling, hiking and also offer multi-day tours with kayaking, boating and much more. Founder Marcus Magee ...

Are you an O’Reilly or an O’Rourke? One of two famous Cavan families – there are many more! The O’Reilly Clan were once the rulers of Breffni, the kingdom in which Cavan is located today. The O’Rourke were their rivals. Both families fought and died over the Kingdom of Breffni ...

ODD – Outdoors & Dirty! Out-Doors & Dirty, a dedicated Extreme Experience Park for adult entertainment (plus stuff for uber-cool kids from 10 +). ODD are pretty unusual, because nowhere else offers the combination of crazy extreme experiences that you’ll enjoy at ODD. Try Rage buggy racing, Powerturn Dragsters, Clay ...

Cavan’s Gogglebox twins, Fergal and Neal Tully, get out from in front of the telly to find out what their home county has to offer. Watch the Twins Below. In the first two clips, by Cavan filmmaker Pádraig Conaty, the Tully Twins visit Cavan Burren Park, The Shannon Pot (source ...

Transporting you from the fields of the Somme back through time to the Iron Age, Cavan County Museum in Ballyjamesduff lifts history off the page and brings it to life before your eyes. As Europe marks the centenary of the Great War, later known as World War I, the museum’s ...

PlaygroundsFor parents with small children a playground is essential and luckily there’s plenty of them in Cavan. Cavan Town Playground, in Con Smith Park on Cathedral road, Cavan has swings and a baby swing, slides, bridges and benches for parents and guardians. Parking is available on the road. There’s also ...

Cavan Canoeing Carrawtraw, Butlersbridge www.cavancanoeing.com Choose a canoe, kayak or open boat trip on the pristine waters of Lough Oughter to the West of Cavan town. Paddle out to Clogh Oughter Castle, a round tower keep and the last outpost in the region to fall to Cromwell’s armies in 1653. ...

Really good video by Deitrich Bohnhurst on catching pike on Lough Oughter in Cavan

Cavan’s renowned Virginia Park Lodge, run by two-time Michelin Star winner Richard Corrigan, has been named Country House of the Year 2018 in the 2018 Georgina Campbell Awards. The very best in Irish hospitality gathered at Bord Bia’s Thinking House in Dublin this week, for this annual celebration of excellence, ...

‘The finest of its kind in South Ulster’ Moneygashel Cashel is located not far from Blacklion in West Cavan in the heart of the Marble Arch Caves Global Geopark. Here you’ll find the remains of three stone Cashels, one of which has been described as ‘the finest of its kind ...

Uncle Michael’s Cottage is a recently-renovated luxury self catering cottage in Correvan, near Blacklion in West Cavan, in the heart of the UNESCO Marble Arch Caves Global Geopark. Combining old-world tradition, with modern luxury, this quaint cottage can provide the perfect base for exploring the myriad attractions in West Cavan, ...

Take a wander through the eons of time at Drumlane Abbey, located just outside the village of Milltown, and overlooking picturesque Garfinny Lough. Drumlane Abbey, Church and Round Tower are believed to have been founded by St. Colmcille and date from 555AD . St. Mogue is also connected with Drumlane ...

St. Kilian was born in Mullagh, County Cavan, in 640 AD in 686 AD he became a missionary to Wurzburg in Germany where he was martyred in 689 AD. The exhibition at Saint Kilians Heritage Centre in Mullagh, begins with a 15 minute audio visual presentation dealing with St Kilian ...