Bawnboy

Bawnboy

Bawnboy (Irish place name|An Bábhún Buí|The Yellow Bawn) is a small village in a valley at the foot of Slieve Rushen, between Ballyconnell and Swanlinbar, in County Cavan, Ireland). The current population is about 250. A bawn is the defensive wall surrounding an Irish tower house. It is the anglicized version of the Irish word badhun meaning cattle-fort: its original purpose was to protect livestock during an attack. The remains of a late medieval bawn is to be seen at Bawnboy House which is the origin of the village name. The earliest surviving mention of the placename is in the 1664 Hearth Money Rolls for Templeport where it is called Baonboy. Another name for the village is Kilsub or Kilsob. [ [http://www.libraryireland.com/Lewis/LewisK/48-KILSUB.php KILSUB, or BAWNBOY, a village, in the parish of TEMPLEPORT, barony of TULLAGHAGH, county of CAVAN, and province of ULSTER ] ] Bawnboy is part of the ancient parish of Templeport, birthplace of St Mogue. Its most famous building is a Victorian workhouse, built in 1853, long disused and now derelict.

Events

The Bawnboy Festival runs in August for one week, over the duration of the week there are family activities. This includes pastimes such as family skittles and car treasure hunt. One of the more well-known pursuits is the boat trip to St. Mogues Island which runs for two days, usually the Wednesday and Thursday of the week. On the Sunday, there is a village fair. This usually has a vintage car show, jam testing, fancy dress contest and numerous stalls which sell cakes and other objects.

Transport

*Bawnboy Road railway station opened on 24 October 1887 and finally closed on 1 April 1959. [cite web | title=Bawnboy Road station | work=Railscot - Irish Railways | url=http://www.railscot.co.uk/Ireland/Irish_railways.pdf | accessdate=2007-11-25] It was part of the narrow gauge Cavan and Leitrim Railway.

See also

* The Oxburgh Chalice
* List of towns in the Republic of Ireland

References

External links

* [http://bawnboy.com/ The Home of Bawnboy.com (links related to Bawnboy, Templeport & surrounding area)]
* [http://www.stpeter.utvinternet.com/ St Peter's Church Templeport]
* [http://www.keepersarms.com/ Accommodation]
* [http://homepage.eircom.net/~carnaghhouse/facilities.htm Accommodation]
* [http://www.iol.ie/~bawnboy/ Narrow Gauge Rail History]
* [http://www.iol.ie/~bawnboy/templeport/Index1.htm Photos of area]
* [http://users.ox.ac.uk/~peter/workhouse/Bawnboy/Bawnboy.shtml Workhouse]
* [http://www.bawnboy.utvinternet.com/G-TAFC/ Visit of Maule G-TAFC to Bawnboy (Includes aerial photographs of Bawnboy village and surounding area)]
* [http://www.bawnboy.utvinternet.com/Beaufighter-JL710/ Beaufighter Crash on St Mogue's Island in 1943]


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