Cavan County Museum
Cavan County Museum is a museum dedicated to the history of County Cavan. The museum is housed in the former Convent of St Clare in Ballyjamesduff.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Museum
- Description: county museum in a former school building in County Cavan, Ireland
- Also known as: “Saint Clare’s Convent” and “The Poor Sisters of St Clare Convent”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Joseph’s Church and Christ Church.
St Joseph’s Church
Church
Photo: Nollaigkelly, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St Joseph’s Church is situated 130 metres south of Cavan County Museum.
Christ Church
Church
Photo: Nollaigkelly, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Christ Church is situated 480 metres south of Cavan County Museum.
Market House
Photo: Cricalix, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Market House is situated 600 metres southwest of Cavan County Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ballyjamesduff and Mountnugent.
Ballyjamesduff
Town
Photo: HENRY CLARK, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ballyjamesduff is a town in County Cavan, Ireland. A former market town, it was the winner of the 1966 and 1967 Irish Tidy Towns Competition.
Mountnugent
Village
Photo: Kieran Campbell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Mountnugent, or Mount Nugent, historically known as Dalysbridge, is a village and townland in southern County Cavan, Ireland. The village is on the R154 regional road, at a river crossing near Lough Sheelin. Mountnugent is situated 7 km southwest of Cavan County Museum.
Kilnaleck
Village
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kilnaleck is a village in County Cavan, Ireland on the R154 regional road. Kilnaleck was once the centre of a mining boom when, in 1879, some local businessmen and a school headmaster decided to develop the coal that existed nearby. Kilnaleck is situated 8 km west of Cavan County Museum.
Cavan County Museum
- Categories: school building, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: County Cavan, Ulster, Northwest Ireland and Lakelands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.86697° or 53° 52′ 1″ northLongitude
-7.20065° or 7° 12′ 2″ westOperator
Cavan County CouncilOpen location code
9C5JVQ8X+QPOpenStreetMap ID
way 330086123OpenStreetMap feature
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tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q22031805
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