Drumlane

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Drumlane is a townland situated near the village of Milltown, area 85.76 hectares, in County Cavan, Ireland. Drumlane is also the name of the civil parish in which the townland is situated. Saint Columba brought Christianity to Drumlane in 555, and Saint Máedóc of Ferns was the patron saint of Drumlane Abbey. Saint Máedóc made the Connachta nobleman Faircheallaigh the first Abbot of Drumlane in the 7th century and his O'Farrelly descendants were historically the Abbots of Drumlane. The name Drumlane denotes the drumlin region of low hilly ribbed moraines formed over a limestone bedrock created by the movement of glacial ice and melt water during the last ice age. Several townlands in the neighbourhood are prefixed with the word 'Drum', while several others are prefixed with the word 'Derry', which is Irish for oak. ()

Established: VI centuryCoordinates: 54°3'30"N, 7°28'44"W

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Drumlane – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Breffni Park, Cavan Courthouse, Cavan Swimming Pool, Cavan Cathedral.

7.2 miSE
Sport venue, Sport
Breffni Park, Cavan
183 min walk • Breffni Park, known for sponsorship reasons as Kingspan Breffni, is a GAA stadium in Cavan, Ireland. It is the home of Cavan GAA. The ground has an overall capacity of about 25,030 with a 5,030 seated capacity. Breffni is the historic name for area of Cavan/Leitrim. Cavan is often referred to as the Breffni County.
6.5 miSE
Neoclassical architecture
Cavan Courthouse, Cavan
167 min walk • Cavan Courthouse is a judicial and municipal facility in Farnham Street, Cavan, County Cavan, Ireland.
6.7 miSE
53°59'49"N • 7°21'8"W
Cavan Swimming Pool, Cavan
170 min walk • Watersports, Swimming pool, Swimming
6.3 miSE
Church
Cavan Cathedral, Cavan
162 min walk • The Cathedral of Saint Patrick and Saint Felim, also known as Cavan Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic cathedral located in Cavan, Ireland. It is the seat of the Bishop of Kilmore, and the mother church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kilmore.
4.4 miN
Bridge
Senator George Mitchell Peace Bridge
114 min walk • The Senator George Mitchell Peace Bridge is a road bridge across the border of Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. It carries the A509 / N3 road between Enniskillen in County Fermanagh and Cavan in County Cavan.
2.9 miS
Forts and castles
Cloughoughter Castle
74 min walk • Cloughoughter Castle is a ruined circular castle on a small island in Lough Oughter, 4 kilometres east of the town of Killeshandra in County Cavan, Ireland.
3.4 miS
Natural attraction, Nature and wildlife, Park
Killykeen Forest Park, Cavan
88 min walk • Killykeen Forest Park straddling Lough Oughter is situated in County Cavan, Ireland approximately five miles from Cavan town.
5.2 miSE
Church
St Fethlimidh's Cathedral
134 min walk • St Fethlimidh's Cathedral, Kilmore is one of two cathedral churches in the Diocese of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh in the Church of Ireland. It is situated in the parish of Kilmore, located about 3.5 miles south-west of the county town of Cavan. The cathedral stands on an elevated wooded site adjacent to Lough Oughter.
4.7 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lough Oughter
119 min walk • Lough Oughter is a lake, or complex of lakes, in County Cavan covering more than 8,900 hectares. The complex of lakes lies on the River Erne, and forms the southern part of the Lough Erne complex.
6.9 miNE
Forts and castles
Castle Saunderson
176 min walk • Castle Saunderson is a castle near Belturbet, County Cavan, Ireland. It was the former family seat of the Saunderson family, and is now in ruins. The Finn River flows along the north-eastern edge of the Castle Saunderson Demesne, where the river enters a narrow channel of Upper Lough Erne.
3.3 miS
Archaeological site
Gartnanoul
86 min walk • Gartnanoul is a megalithic court tomb located in Killykeen Forest Park, Loughtee Upper, County Cavan, Ireland. Situated near Lough Oughter, the north tomb court is 3 metres in depth and 4 metres in width. Gartnanoul is called a dual-tomb because it has two tombs both in line with each other, with each tomb having its own court.