Cavan
[kav-uh n]
- a county in Ulster, in the N Republic of Ireland. 730 sq. mi. (1890 sq. km).
- the seat of this county.
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That of Ylocos is the heaviest, a cavan of it weighing about 140 lbs.
Recollections of Manilla and the PhilippinesRobert Mac Micking
At Navan it receives the Blackwater, which flows south-west from Cavan.
The mountains, not only of Cavan, but of Leitrim, are distinctly visible.
Beauties and Antiquities of IrelandT. O. Russell
There had at that moment been nothing decided as to the County of Cavan.
The LandleaguersAnthony Trollope
He added:—I also administer the criminal law in Cavan and in Leitrim.
Cavan
- a county of N Republic of Ireland: hilly, with many small lakes and bogs. County town: Cavan. Pop: 56 546 (2002). Area: 1890 sq km (730 sq miles)
- a market town in N Republic of Ireland, county town of Co Cavan. Pop: 6098 (2002)
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