Cavan — Land of a Thousand Lakes

Cavan takes its name from An Cabhán, ‘the hollow’, and its drumlin hills and countless small lakes still shape a landscape once ruled as the kingdom of Breifne by the O’Reilly clan.

This is the birthplace of the River Shannon itself, rising from the Shannon Pot on the slopes of Cuilcagh — Ireland’s longest river beginning its journey to the sea in a quiet Cavan hollow.