Bindoo is a

townland A townland ( ga, baile fearainn; Ulster-Scots: ''toonlann'') is a small geographical division of land, historically and currently used in Ireland and in the Western Isles in Scotland, typically covering . The townland system is of Gaelic orig ...

in the

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Kildrumsherdan Kildrumsherdan (), also recorded as Killersherdiny, is a civil parish in the historical barony of Tullygarvey in County Cavan County Cavan ( ; gle, Contae an Chabháin) is a county in Ireland. It is in the province of Ulster and is part of ...

County Cavan County Cavan ( ; gle, Contae an Chabháin) is a county in Ireland. It is in the province of Ulster and is part of the Border Region. It is named after the town of Cavan and is based on the historic Gaelic territory of East Breffny (''Bréifn ...

, Ireland. It has an area of approximately . Evidence of ancient settlement in the townland includes a

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(rath) site. The townland, located close to

Cootehill Cootehill (; ) is a market town and townland in County Cavan, Ireland. Cootehill was formerly part of the neighbouring townland of Munnilly. Both townlands lie within the barony of Tullygarvey. The English language name of the town is a port ...

, is home to a

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which was erected in 2007. It was developed and operated by

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and, as of mid-2007, was the "second largest Airtricity wind farm" in Ireland. The wind farm has 32

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s with a 65-metre hub height and 70 metre rotor diameter giving a total capacity of 48 megawatts.

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