Butlersbridge (), also Butler's Bridge, is a village in
County Cavan
County Cavan ( ; gle, Contae an Chabháin) 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 Border Region. It is named after the town of Cavan and is base ...
in
Ireland
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, north of
Cavan
Cavan ( ; ) is the county town of County Cavan in Ireland. The town lies in Ulster, near the border with County Fermanagh in Northern Ireland. The town is bypassed by the main N3 road that links Dublin (to the south) with Enniskillen, Bally ...
national primary road
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. It was previously a through-point on the N3, but was bypassed in 1999. The bridge in the village crosses the
River Annalee
The River Annalee () is a river in County Cavan, Ireland. The source of the river is Lough Sillan near Shercock from which it flows westwards through Lough Tacker, and south of Cootehill, until it reaches Butlersbridge. To the west of the villa ...
, a tributary of the
River Erne
The River Erne ( , ga, Abhainn na hÉirne or ''An Éirne'') in the northwest of the island of Ireland, is the second-longest river in Ulster, flowing through Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, and forming part of their border.
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Butlersbridge Church
St Aidan's Church, Butlersbridge, commonly known in Irish
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is dedicated to the local St. Aiden. It is about via the N54 to the border with
County Fermanagh
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The county covers an area of 1,691 km2 (653 sq mi) and has a population of 61,805 a ...
in
Northern Ireland
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History
The history of the Butlersbridge dates back around 6000 years to the
Neolithic
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when farming arrived. The area fell within the domains of the O’Reilly clan until the
Plantation of Ulster
The Plantation of Ulster ( gle, Plandáil Uladh; Ulster-Scots: ''Plantin o Ulstèr'') was the organised colonisation (''plantation'') of Ulstera province of Irelandby people from Great Britain during the reign of King James I. Most of the sett ...
started in the early 17th Century which resulted in the O'Reillys having their lands confiscated. The lands around Butlersbridge were given to an English tenant called Sir Stephen Butler, after whom the town is named.
St Aiden's Church
Butlersbridge's parish church is St Aidan's which was designed by the architect William Hague Jr. (1836-1899). It was built adjacent to the river Annalee on a site donated by the Earl of Lanesborough. Work commenced in 1860 and the church was dedicated on 14 June 1863. The church cost £1,440 to build. The two shades of limestone used to build the church are typical of Hague's designs.
Annagh Lake
Annagh Lake is near Butlersbridge and forms part of the drainage system of the
River Erne
The River Erne ( , ga, Abhainn na hÉirne or ''An Éirne'') in the northwest of the island of Ireland, is the second-longest river in Ulster, flowing through Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, and forming part of their border.
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. The lake has a fishery which is stocked with both
brown trout
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and
rainbow trout
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Sports
Butlersbridge has a GAA club, Butlersbridge Emmett's, which was founded in 1888. The club has won a number of Cavan Junior Championships at
Gaelic football
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Folk village
In 1977, the owners of the Derragarra Inn in Butlersbridge created a folk village as a tourist attraction.
Gallery
File:August 2003 139w.jpg, Butlersbridge
File:August 2003 133w.jpg, River Annalee at Butlersbridge
File:Cottage in Butlersbridge,Cavan.jpg, Cottage in Butlersbridge