Canningstown
Village in County Cavan, Ireland
Canningstown (Irish: Baile Chainín) is a village in northeastern County Cavan, Ireland. It is located in the civil parish of Knockbride on the R191 regional road, 12 kilometres (7 mi) south of Cootehill and 10 km (6 mi) north of Bailieborough.
01History
The area was originally known as New Bridge, but was renamed to Canningstown around 1850 by the then Lord Garvagh who had the surname "Canning".
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