Butlersbridge
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Butlersbridge is a village in County Cavan
in Ireland
, 5 km (3.1 mi) north of Cavan
Town just off the N3 National primary road
. It was well known as point on the N3 but it was bypassed in 1999. The bridge in the village crosses the River Annalee
, a tributary of the River Erne
.
http://www.buseireann.ie/pdf/1285339724-30.pdf 1
County Cavan
County Cavan is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Border Region and is also located in the province of Ulster. It is named after the town of Cavan. Cavan County Council is the local authority for the county...
in Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
, 5 km (3.1 mi) north of Cavan
Cavan
Cavan is the county town of County Cavan in the Republic of Ireland. The town lies in the north central part of Ireland, near the border with Northern Ireland...
Town just off the N3 National primary road
Roads in Ireland
The island of Ireland, comprising Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, has an extensive network of tens of thousands of kilometres of public roads, usually surfaced. These roads have been developed and modernised over centuries, from trackways suitable only for walkers and horses, to...
. It was well known as point on the N3 but it was bypassed in 1999. The bridge in the village crosses the River Annalee
River Annalee
The River Annalee is a river in Ireland. It flows from Lough Sillan in County Cavan and heads westwards to Butlersbridge. From there is flows into the River Erne, which it joins at a complex of lakes west of the village....
, a tributary of the River Erne
River Erne
The River Erne , in the northwest of Ireland, rises in Beaghy Lough, two miles south of Stradone in County Cavan and flows 64 miles through Lough Gowna, Lough Oughter and Upper and Lower Lough Erne, County Fermanagh, to the sea at Ballyshannon, County Donegal...
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Transport
The former GNR line from Cavan to Clones passed to the south of the village and the Trackbed can still be seen. However there was never a station in Butlersbridge. Bus Éireann Expressway Route 30, jointly operated with McGeehan Coaches, serves Butlersbridge. The stops are located on the N3 Bypass.1See also
- List of towns and villages in Ireland
External links
http://www.buseireann.ie/pdf/1285339724-30.pdf 1