Canningstown Explained

Canningstown
Native Name:Irish: Baile Chainín
Native Name Lang:ga
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Ireland
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Ireland
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Ireland
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Ulster
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:County Cavan
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Density Km2:auto
Utc Offset1:+0
Timezone1 Dst:IST (WEST)
Utc Offset1 Dst:-1
Coordinates:53.9803°N -7.0468°W
Elevation M:130
Blank Name:Irish Grid Reference

Canningstown [1] is a village in northeastern County Cavan, Ireland. It is located in the civil parish of Knockbride[1] on the R191 regional road, 12km (07miles) south of Cootehill and 10km (10miles) 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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Baile Chainín/Canningstown . . logainm.ie . 8 January 2022.