The Cavan Way () is a
long-distance trail
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in
County Cavan
County Cavan ( ; ) is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Ulster and is part of the Northern and Western Region. It is named after the town of Cavan and is based on the hi ...
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Ireland
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. It is long and begins in
Blacklion and ends in
Dowra. It is typically completed in one day.
It is designated as a
National Waymarked Trail by the National Trails Office of the
Irish Sports Council and is managed by
Cavan County Council. The trail was devised by a local man, Harold Johnston, and set up by the Blacklion Community Council and the Cavan County Development Team between 1984 and 1985.
From Blacklion, the Way climbs into the hills above the village, looking over Upper and
Lower Lough MacNean, before passing along the outskirts of
The Cavan Burren and past the Giant's Grave, an ancient
passage tomb
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and the highest point on the trail. The route descends and passes the Moneygashel crossroads, where the remains of a
sweat house may be found. The route then passes the
Shannon Pot, the small pool which is the
source of the
River Shannon. After following the banks of the Shannon for a few kilometres, the Way reaches a road which leads to the end of the trail at Dowra.
The Cavan Way provides a connection between the
Leitrim Way at Dowra and the
Ulster Way at Blacklion.
It forms part of the
Beara-Breifne Way, a walking and cycling route under development, intended to run from the
Beara Peninsula,
County Cork
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to
Breifne
The Kingdom of Breifne or Bréifne (), anglicized as Breffny, was a medieval overkingdom in Gaelic Ireland. It comprised what is now County Leitrim, County Cavan and parts of neighbouring counties, and corresponds roughly to the Roman Catho ...
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County Leitrim
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following the line of
Donal Cam O'Sullivan Beare's march in the aftermath of the
Battle of Kinsale in 1602.
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External links
Cavan Waya
IrishTrails.ie
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Long-distance trails in the Republic of Ireland
Geography of County Cavan
Tourist attractions in County Cavan