Redhills () is a village located in northern

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 ...

, Ireland. It is near the N54 road and is home to Redhills GAA club, which has produced four

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 ...

Inter-County players. The Finn River flows a short distance to the north of Redhills. The 1992 film, ''

The Playboys ''The Playboys'' is a 1992 Irish film directed by Gillies MacKinnon and starring Albert Finney, Aidan Quinn and Robin Wright. The plot follows an unwed young mother whose life is transformed with the arrival of a travelling troupe of actors t ...

'', was filmed on location in the village, as was the 1995 film ''

The Run of the Country ''The Run of the Country'' is a 1995 American romantic drama film directed by Peter Yates. It is based on the novel by Shane Connaughton, and stars Albert Finney and Matt Keeslar. Plot The story tells of a political and generational conflict in a ...

''. Both films were scripted by Oscar nominee and Redhills native,

Shane Connaughton Shane Connaughton (born 4 April 1941 in Kingscourt, County CavanHogan, Sinead.Shane Connaughton brings it all home to his beloved native county ''The Anglo-Celt''. 4-29-2009.) is an Irish writer and actor, probably best known as co-writer of ...

. Connaughton's books ''A Border Station'' (1989) and ''The Run of the Country'' (1991) are also set in the village.Welch, Robert, and Bruce Stewart.
The Oxford Companion to Irish Literature

Oxford University Press Oxford University Press (OUP) is the university press of the University of Oxford. It is the largest university press in the world, and its printing history dates back to the 1480s. Having been officially granted the legal right to print books ...

, 1996. p. 112.Lynch, Brian.
With Shane Connaughton in swinging '70s London
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Irish Independent The ''Irish Independent'' is an Irish daily newspaper and online publication which is owned by Independent News & Media (INM), a subsidiary of Mediahuis. The newspaper version often includes glossy magazines. Traditionally a broadsheet new ...

''. 3-21-2009.

Transport

Local Link bus route C3 was introduced on 30 July 2018 and links the village to

Ballyhaise Ballyhaise (; ) is a village in County Cavan, Ireland. It is situated some north-northeast of Cavan Town. It is approximately a 15-minute drive or 11 km via the N54 to the border with County Fermanagh in Northern Ireland. The River Annalee ...

and

. There are three services in each direction Mondays to Saturdays and an additional three journeys each way on Friday and Saturday evenings. With two services in each direction on Sundays and Bank Holidays. Onward coach and bus connections are available in

References

''Census 2006 — Preliminary.''
Central Statistics Office Ireland: Census. Retrieved: 2010-12-02. Towns and villages in County Cavan {{Cavan-geo-stub