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 3 km northwest of Georges Islands.

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

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Killinkere is a civil and ecclesiastical parish of County Cavan, Ireland. It is located between the towns of Virginia and Bailieborough. Killinkere is situated 8 km north of Georges Islands.

Oldcastle

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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.

Georges Islands

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

53.81254° or 53° 48′ 45″ north

Longitude

-7.05435° or 7° 3′ 16″ west

Open location code

9C5JRW7W+27

OpenStreetMap ID

way 163596712

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=wood

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

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