Denn is a
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, w ...
in
County Cavan
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in the
Republic of Ireland
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with three churches.
Ethnology
The name Denn is derived from the
Old Irish
Old Irish, also called Old Gaelic (, Ogham, Ogham script: ᚌᚑᚔᚇᚓᚂᚉ; ; ; or ), is the oldest form of the Goidelic languages, Goidelic/Gaelic language for which there are extensive written texts. It was used from 600 to 900. The ...
word ''dionga'', meaning 'fortress'. The townlands of Denbann and Denmore roughly translate to the 'white fort' and the 'large fort' respectively.
Location
Denn is located between the towns of
Cavan
Cavan ( ; ) is the county town of County Cavan in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. The town lies in Ulster, near the border with County Fermanagh in Northern Ireland. The town is bypassed by the main N3 road (Ireland), N3 road that links Dublin ( ...
and
Ballyjamesduff
Ballyjamesduff () is a town in County Cavan, Ireland. A former market town, it was the winner of the 1966 and 1967 Irish Tidy Towns Competition.
History
The first mention of Ballyjamesduff is found in The Registry of Deeds, Kings Inns, Henriett ...
in County Cavan, Ireland.
It is part of the
baronies of
Castlerahan,
Clanmahon and
Loughtee Upper
Loughtee Upper (), or Upper Loughtee, is a barony in County Cavan, Ireland. Baronies were mainly cadastral rather than administrative units. They acquired modest local taxation and spending functions in the 19th century before being superseded ...
.
The parish is located nearby to the small mountain Slieve Glah. The village of Crosskeys, in the Barony of Loughtee Upper, is located in the centre of the parish.
Amenities
Denn has one
Anglican
Anglicanism, also known as Episcopalianism in some countries, is a Western Christianity, Western Christian tradition which developed from the practices, liturgy, and identity of the Church of England following the English Reformation, in the ...
(Denmore church) and two
Catholic
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churches (St. Matthew's in Crosskeys and Drumavaddy in Carrickaboy), A Gaelic football club (
Denn GFC) a national school (Crosskeys National School), a resource center, a community center
and an inn.
Townlands
There are 58 townlands in Denn parish:
* Acres
* Aghadoon or
Ravenfield
* Aghadreenagh
* Aghalattafraal
* Aghateggal/Ryefort
* Aghavaddy
* Aghnahaia Glebe
* Ardkill Beg
* Ardkill More
* Ardlougher
* Ardvarny
* Banagher
* Blackbull
* Carn
* Carrickaboy Glebe
* Carrickatober
* Corglass
* Cornagrow
* Cornamahan
* Cornaseer
* Corrakane
* Corraweelis
* Crumlin
* Denn Glebe
* Dennbane
* Dennmore/Leggandenn
* Derrylurgan
* Drumavaddy
* Drumbarry
* Drumcanon
* Drumcrow
* Drumhirk
* Drumliff
* Farragh
* Gallon Glebe
* Gallonbulloge/Blackbull
* Killycannan
* Killynanum
* Killyteane
* Killyvally
* Kilnacor
* Kilnacreevy
* Lackanclare
* Lackanduff
* Lackanmore
* Largan
* Leggandenn
* Lishenry
* Lislea
* Lismeen
* Lonnogs
* Moher
* Newtown
* Pollafree
* Pollakeel
* Pottle
* Pottlesoden
* Ranrenagh
* Ravenfield
* Ryefort
* Shannow
* Tullytreane
Notes
External links
Flickr
Civil parishes of County Cavan
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