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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Canningstown

Canningstown (Irish: Baile Chainín) is a village in northeastern County Cavan, Ireland. It is located in the civil parish of Knockbride on the R191 regional road, 12 kilometres (7 mi) south of Cootehill and 10 km (6 mi) north of Bailieborough.

History

The area was originally known as New Bridge, but was renamed to Canningstown around 1850 by the then Lord Garvagh who had the surname "Canning".

See also

References

  1. ^ "Baile Chainín/Canningstown". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 8 January 2022.