Mullaghmeen ForestIreland's largest planted beech wood sits on the Meath border, with trails going up to the summit.
Museum
Cavan County Museum
Ballyjamesduff, County Cavan
A former convent in Ballyjamesduff holds the county museum, with a full scale First World War trench out in the grounds.
Visit the Cavan County Museum and see the ancient Killycluggin Stone.
- Where
- Ballyjamesduff, County Cavan
- Address
- Virginia Rd, Kilmore
- Official site
- cavanmuseum.ie
- Map
- Directions · OpenStreetMap
- Before you go
- Opening times, prices and access change. Check with the place itself.
Nearby
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Mullaghmeen ForestIreland's largest planted beech wood sits on the Meath border, with trails going up to the summit.
Loughcrew CairnsPassage tombs scattered across the hilltops just east of Oldcastle, up a steep walk from the car park. The chamber inside Cairn T is closed for conservation works at present.
Cathedral of St Patrick and St FelimFinished in 1942 on Farnham Street, laid out like a basilica with a marble lined interior.
Cavan townCavan town has the cathedral on Farnham Street, the Johnston Central Library and a ruined Franciscan friary.
Lough DerravaraghThe lake runs long and narrow under Knockeyon, and the story of the Children of Lir is set on it.
Kilmore CathedralThe Church of Ireland cathedral west of the town, completed in 1860, with a 12th century Romanesque doorway reset into it.What’s on nearby
Coming up within about 25km.
Thursday 12th November
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Cavan Burren ParkPrehistoric site · BlacklionLimestone upland under Cuilcagh with tombs, old walls and glacial boulders on it, laid out on four trails from the visitor centre.
The Shannon PotRiver · GlangevlinA pool on the side of Cuilcagh is taken as the source of the Shannon, with a short marked trail around it.
Clogh Oughter CastleCastle · KilleshandraThe round 13th century tower stands on its own on a small island in Lough Oughter. You see it from the shore or you go by boat.
Dún a Rí Forest ParkForest · KingscourtMixed woodland along the Cabra river outside Kingscourt, with waterfalls, a wishing well and marked trails.
Killykeen Forest ParkForest · KilleshandraForest across the wooded islands and inlets of Lough Oughter, with a nature trail and paths along the water.
Lough OughterLake · KilleshandraSmall lakes and drumlin islands run into each other on this stretch of the Erne, fished and boated all summer.- Moneygashel CashelFort · BlacklionThe drystone wall of this early medieval ringfort stands up to three metres, with stone steps built into its thickness, on high ground above Blacklion.
Drumlane Abbey and Round TowerMonastic site · BelturbetThe round tower stump is over eleven metres high, with the ruined church beside it, on the lakeshore at Milltown south of Belturbet.