Ballaghanea Island

Ballaghanea Island is an islet in County Cavan, Ulster. Ballaghanea Island is situated near the islet Illanagreeve, as well as near the forest Rahardrum Sand Bank.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Ramor Arts Centre and Lee Bridge.

Ramor Arts Centre

Theater building

Photo: Irishshagua, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Ramor Arts Centre is a theater building, which is situated 1½ km northwest of Ballaghanea Island.

Lee Bridge

Bridge

Photo: Irishshagua, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Lee Bridge is situated 1½ km northwest of Ballaghanea Island.

Virginia College, Cavan, formerly Virginia Vocational School Cavan, is the only secondary school in Virginia, Cavan, Ireland. It was founded in 1962. Situated beside Lough Ramor, it is a mixed school educating over 800 pupils. Virginia College is situated 1½ km northwest of Ballaghanea Island.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Virginia and Killinkere.

Virginia

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Virginia is a small town in County Cavan in the north of the Republic of Ireland, with a population in 2022 of 3200. Like the US State, it's named for Elizabeth I, and was settled from 1612 as a "plantation" town.

Killinkere

Village

Photo: Christopher Kirk, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Killinkere is a civil and ecclesiastical parish of County Cavan, Ireland. It is located between the towns of Virginia and Bailieborough. Killinkere is situated 7 km north of Ballaghanea Island.

Oldcastle

Photo: Sarah777, Public domain.

Oldcastle is a town in County Meath in central Ireland, with a population in 2022 of 1400. The reason to visit is the collection of prehistoric tombs at Loughcrew Cairns, which are as fine as those at better-known Newgrange but even older, and without the tourist hordes.

Ballaghanea Island

Type: Islet
Categories: forest, locality, and landform
Location: County Cavan, Ulster, Northwest Ireland and Lakelands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.82332° or 53° 49′ 24″ north

Longitude

-7.06519° or 7° 3′ 55″ west

Open location code

9C5JRWFM+8W

OpenStreetMap ID

way 163596695

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=wood

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Illanagreeve and Ballaghanea Island South.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Saint Kyrans Country House Restaurant and Saint Kyrans Country House.

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