Canningstown

Village in County Cavan, Ireland

Village in Ulster, Ireland
Canningstown
Baile Chainín
Village
The Bridge Tavern
The Bridge Tavern
53°58′49″N 7°02′48″W / 53.9803°N 7.0468°W / 53.9803; -7.0468
CountryIreland
ProvinceUlster
CountyCounty Cavan
Elevation
130 m (430 ft)
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-1 (IST (WEST))
Irish Grid ReferenceH623041

Canningstown (Irish: Baile Chainín)[1] is a village in northeastern County Cavan, Ireland. It is located in the civil parish of Knockbride[1] 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".[citation needed]

See also

References

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