Cabhán

Cabhán, meaning 'the hollow,' derives from the Irish word for a depression or sunken place in the landscape, likely referring to the topography of the settlement's location. The town of Cavan was founded between 1300 and 1330 by Giolla Íosa Ruadh O'Reilly, Lord of East Breifne, a powerful Gaelic lordship that dominated the region. The settlement emerged around a Dominican friary established nea...