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County Cavan

Ireland

Villages

Ballymagauran village

description from Lewis's Topographical Dictionary of Ireland, 1837

BALLYMAGAURAN, a village, in the parish of TEMPLEPORT, Barony of TALLAGHAGH, county of CAVAN, and province of ULSTER, 4 miles (N.E.) from Ballinamore, on the road to Killesandra; containing 20 houses and 89 inhabitants.

Fairs are held on May 23rd, Aug, 12th, and Nov. 23rd, of which the last is a good fair for cattle. Some remains of the old castle, which was destroyed by Cromwell, yet exist..

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