Crossdoney
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Crossdoney or Crosdoney is a village in County Cavan
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...

 on the R154
R154 road
The R154 road is a regional road in Ireland, linking the R147 near Clonee, County Meath to Crossdoney in County Cavan. The road is single carriageway throughout. Many parts of the route have dangerous bends.-Route:...

 regional road
Regional road
A regional road in Ireland is a class of road not forming a major route , but nevertheless forming a link in the national route network. There are over 11,600 kilometres of regional roads. Regional roads are numbered with three digit route numbers, prefixed by "R" A regional road in Ireland is a...

 where it terminates at a junction with the R198
R198 road
The R198 road is a regional road in Ireland, linking Longford in County Longford to Cavan town.The road is long.-References:* – Department of Transport...

. Peculiarly, all buildings in the village sit on one side of the road, and this gives rise to the widely used local expression: "All to one side like Crossdoney".

Crossdoney 1837

Description from Lewis's Topographical Dictionary of Ireland, 1837

See also

  • List of towns and villages in Ireland
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