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County Cavan, Ireland

Geographically County Cavan is a link between North, South East & West with the famous River Shannon rising in the west of the county.

• Catherine McGivney was born about 1834 in County Cavan, Ireland. She married Owen Biggins after 1849. Owen Biggins was also born in County Cavan, possibly on May 1, 1830. The 1870 and 1880 census states he was 4 or 5 years younger.  I read somewhere that they entered the U.S. in New Orleans, but I haven't found proof yet. He died on December 10, 1892.  Catherine McGivney Biggins died March 11, 1899. They both died in Springfield, Clark County, Ohio.  An unverified source indicates they were born in Bailieborough, County Cavan, Ireland. They are Georgeann's ancestors.

• www.cavancoco.ie/
• Some Cavan Surnames
  • Chief surnames of Co Cavan are Reilly, Smith, Brady, Lynch, McCabe, Clarke, Farrelly, Maguire, Sheridan and Galligan.
• Some Famous Cavan People
  • Francis Sheehy Skeffington, John Charles McQuaid, General Philip Sheridan and Marcus Daly.
• Main Towns
  • Bailieborough
    • www.bailieborough.com
    • Parish of Baileboro (Killanne), County Cavan
  • Ballyjamesduff
  • Belturbet
  • Cavan
  • Cootehill
  • Killeshandra
  • Kingscourt.
  • Virginia
• Visitor Attractions
  • Internationally known locations in Cavan include Lough Sheelin, Ballyjamesduff, Shannon Pot and the luxurious Slieve Russell Hotel.
• Emigration and The Famine in Co Cavan
  • Emigration commenced on a large scale after the Great Famine. The population of the county dropped dramatically from 250,000 in 1841 to 174,000 in 1851 and by 1901 had dropped to 97,000. These emigrants from County Cavan settled mostly in the eastern United States and in Canada. A large percentage also went to England and Scotland.

• Co. Cavan on FIANNA

  • Co Cavan Data

  • Co Cavan 1911 Census FHLC numbers 
    [Cavan Town 1901 and 1911 is listed by street but not by name.]

  • Co Cavan Miscellaneous Records
    Co Cavan Gravestone Records
    Co Cavan Church of Ireland Records
    Co Cavan Presbyterian Records
    Co Cavan Roman Catholic Records

Killeshandra Parish: "Killeshandra Today"
The Cavan Genealogist 

Killeshandra, Co. Cavan, Ireland - an insight into Killeshandra,  its community and its history with photos:
http://www.iol.ie/%7Egalwill/welcome.htm  
 

Cemetery

Killeshandra Parish: Inscriptions in Killeshandra Old Cemetery

www.cavancrystaldesign.com