Visitor Attractions

Cavan County Museum
Virginia Road, Ballyjamesduff, Co Cavan
Cavan County Museum houses the material culture of County Cavan and surrounding districts. Exhibition galleries feature unique Stone Age, Bronze Age, Iron Age and Medieval artefacts.
Tel: +353 (0)49 854 4070 Fax: +353 (0)49 854 4332
Email: ccmuseum@eircom.net

Bear Essentials

Bawnboy, Co Cavan.

Visit the Bear Essentials showroom and watch handcrafted teddy bears being made or take a workshop and make your own bear. The showroom also features local arts and crafts and handmade gifts. Workshops for children and adults available tel: (049) 9523461 www.irishbears.com

Outdoors and Dirty (ODD)

Ballyconnell, Co Cavan

New outdoor activity gamespark open Easter 2007- features mud buggies, laser war game system, laser clay shoot system and hovercrafts.

(049) 9523930   www.odd.ie

Cavan Crystal Visitors Centre
Dublin Road, Cavan
Established in 1969, Cavan Crystal has is known all over the world. The factory is no longer open for tours, but visitors can explore the extensive showroom Choose from tableware, furniture, textiles, pottery, ceramics, jewellery, wood, linen, ironcraft, candles, sculpture and paintings.
Tel: 049 4331800 Web: www.cavancrystaldesign.com

Belturbet Railway Station Visitor Centre
Tel: 049 9522074

St. Kilian's Heritage Centre
Mullagh
St. Kilian’s Heritage Centre celebrates the life and times of Kilian, a 7th Century saint born in Mullagh. During his mission to modern-day Germany, Kilian was martyred, and is now one of the patron saints of Wurzburg in Germany. His life and death are represented through artefacts and an audio-visual presentation in the heritage centre. Take a walk up Mullagh Hill (1km each way) and enjoy the stunning views of mullagh lake and surrounding countryside. Picnic tables and view areas on way up. Suitable for families and children.

Tel: +353 (0)46 42433 Email: stkiliancentre@eircom.net

Lake View Gardens
Mullagh
Contact Daffney Skeleton
Tel: 087 2579052 Web: www.lakeviewgardens.net

Maudabawn Cultural Centre
Maudabawn, Cootehill
Maudabawn is a place of excellence for an informative and entertaining taste of Ireland. Based in a delightful stone walled, thatched building, Maudabawn organises guided tours of Cavan and Monaghan, cultural weekends, history and heritage classes and is also open for day visits.
Tel: +353 (0)49 555 9504 Fax: +353 (0)49 555 2512
Email: info@maudabawn.com Web: www.maudabawn.com

Wesleyan Chapel Arts, Cultural & Tourism Centre
Adelaide Row, Bailieborough
This beautifully restored 1800's Wesleyan Chapel is a dedicated centre of learning and education for all disciplines of the arts, including performance, visual and literacy. The Wesleyan Chapel was built in 1833 and served as the meeting place of the Wesleyan Methodists in Bailieborough for over 160 years, until the Methodist faith faded from the area in the mid 1990's. The centre is now run by local arts activists, Maura and Niamh Smyth. The chapel's ranges of activities include lectures, workshops, dance classes, performances, film shows and teacher training courses. The chapel operates a year round programme of events.
Tel: +353 (0)42 966 6666 Fax: +353 (0)42 966 6669
Email: info@wesleyanchapel.com

Tanagh Outdoor Education Centre
Situated on the border of Counties Monaghan and Cavan, at the heart of the Dromore Water System, adjoining Dartrey Forest, the Centre is 70 miles (112km) from both Dublin and Belfast. The original building served as residence for the land-steward of nearby Dartrey estate; then it became a seminary; after that an army barracks; now busy again as a modern outdoor pursuits and education centre.

Tanagh Outdoor Education Centre has a large variety of tasks that will challenge your group, both mentally and physically. They are designed to promote all aspects of team dynamics, which includes leadership, communication, planning and motivation. Team tasks can be run for pure enjoyment and competition but are ideal for groups such as scouts or youth groups looking to train potential leaders of the future.
Tel: +353 (0)49 555 2988 Email: tanaghoec@eircom.net

Ramor Theatre Virginia
Tel: +353 (0)49 854 7074

Garage Theatre Monaghan
Tel: +353 (0)47 81597

Monaghan County Museum
1-2 Hill Street, Monaghan
Tel: 047 82928

Patrick Kavanagh Literary & Resource Centre
Inniskeen, Co Monaghan
The Centre houses exhibitions on local history and on Kavanagh, a sixty-seat audio-visual theatre and a research library. Also on view are twelve specially commissioned paintings illustrating Kavanagh's epic poem "The Great Hunger", a miniature model depicting Kavanagh's classic, "A Christmas Childhood", Kavanagh's Death Mask and other memorabilia associated with the poet.

The special feature of the Patrick Kavanagh Centre is the unique performance tour of Kavanagh Country, which takes in many local sites immortalised by Inniskeen's most famous son, with anecdotes, historical facts, wild rumours and even the odd poem along the way.
Tel: 042 937 8560 Web: www.patrickkavanaghcountry.com

Carrickmacross Lace Gallery
Market Square, Carrickmacross, Co. Monaghan
Carrickmacross Lace is a delicate and enchanting Irish Craft dating back to 1820. This tradition is now carried on by the Carrickmacross Lace Co-op. If you would like to see our extensive range of lace or commission a piece of Carrickmacross Lace for a special occasion such as wedding, christening, birthday gift or a piece to enhance your home please contact the gallery.
Tel: 042 966 64176 Web: www.carrickmacrosslace.ie

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