Butlersbridge (), also Butler's Bridge, is a village in County Cavan in
Ireland
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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, a tributary of the
River Erne
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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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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 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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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.
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