Redhills () is a village located in northern

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 ...

, 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 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 ( ...

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 ...

''. 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 publishing house of the University of Oxford. It is the largest university press in the world. Its first book was printed in Oxford in 1478, with the Press officially granted the legal right to print books ...

, 1996. p. 112.Lynch, Brian.
With Shane Connaughton in swinging '70s London
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''. 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 approximately north-northeast of Cavan and 11 km, via the N54, from the border with County Fermanagh in Northern Ireland. The River Annalee flows near the village. ...

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

Transport

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