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Towns of Cavan
Bawnboy —County Cavan
Bawnboy is a gateway between the gentle rolling hills and lakes of central Cavan and the rugged uplands of West Cavan. The only historic building in the village is the rather grim workhouse or poorhouse, built in 1853.
These institutions were built by the British government to give insufficient relief and assistance to the needy in Ireland. Bawnboy workhouse was built just after the Great Famine, whose effects in this area were particularly severe.
