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Cootehill
(population 1,822) is a small market town in northeast County
Cavan.
Attractions
Bellamont
House (1729) Palladian villa. Open in the afternoons. Home to
the Coote family, after whom the town is named.
Cootehill
Arts Festival presents events relating to music, drama, literature,
and art. It runs from October 18th-29th in 2001.
Amenities
Just
north of the town on the R188, Rockcorry/Monaghan road, is Bellamont
Forest Park. There are forest walks, as well as coarse fishing
and boats for hire on nearby Dromlona Lake.
Transport
There
are a few buses each day to Cavan, and one of them connects
to Dublin. There are also two buses a day running between Cavan
and Monaghan during the school year that stop in Cootehill.
Accommodation
There
are several B&Bs around the town, and the White Horse Hotel
(+353 49 52124) is on Main Street.
| Useful contact
details for Lifford |
| Cavan
Bus Station |
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+353
49 4331353/4332533 |
| Bus
Éireann |
+353
1 8366111 http://www.buseireann.ie/ |
| Garda
Station |
+353
49 5552105 |
| Bank
of Ireland |
+353
49 5552108 |
| AIB |
+353
49 5552121 |
| Ulster
Bank |
+353
49 5552134/5552365 |
| Cootehill
Chamber of Commerce |
+353
49 5552712 |
| Cavan
County Enterprise Board |
+353
49 4332427 |
| North
West Tourism Office |
+353
49 4331942 |
| Regional
Fisheries Board |
+353
49 4337174 |
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