Bawnboy
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Bawnboy (Irish: An Bábhún Buí) is a small village in a valley at the foot of Slieve Rushen, between Ballyconnell and Swanlinbar, in County Cavan in the (Republic of Ireland). The current population is about 250. 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.
The Bawnboy Festival runs in August for one week, over the duration of the week there are family activities. This includes passtimes 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.
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List of towns in the Republic of Ireland
