Canningstown
Baile Chainín | |
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Village | |
 The Bridge Tavern | |
  Canningstown Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 53°58′49″N 7°02′48″W / 53.9803°N 7.0468°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Ulster |
| County | County Cavan |
| Elevation | 130 m (430 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
| Irish Grid Reference | H623041 |
Canningstown (Irish: Baile Chainín)[1] is a village in northeastern County Cavan, Ireland. It is located in the civil parish of Knockbride[1] on the R191 regional road, 12 kilometres (7 mi) south of Cootehill and 10 km (6 mi) north of Bailieborough.
History
The area was originally known as New Bridge, but was renamed to Canningstown around 1850 by the then Lord Garvagh who had the surname "Canning".
See also
References
- 1 2 "Baile Chainín/Canningstown". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
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