Blacklion
Sign in to saveBlacklion (; originally An Leargaidh) is a village in the north-west of County Cavan in Ireland. It is situated on the N16 national primary road, just across the border from Belcoo, a village in the south-west of County Fermanagh.
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Place details
- Locality
- Belcoo
- Region
- Northern Ireland / Tuaisceart Éireann
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 194
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Blacklion
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- gle
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Village
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Blacklion - geograph.org.uk - 492574.jpg
- Settlement.image_alt
- Small village street lined with houses, pubs and parked cars.
- Settlement.image_caption
- Main Street, Blacklion, in July 2007
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Ireland
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- left
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Ireland
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Ireland
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- border city
- Country
- Republic of Ireland
- Located in
- County Cavan
- Population
- +194
- Time zone
- UTC±00:00
- Image
- Main Street, Blacklion - geograph.org.uk - 1410444.jpg
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- P7959
- County Cavan
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Article
14 sectionsContents
- History
- 1625 Rising in Blacklion
- The Black Lion Inn
- Geography
- Transport
- Rail transport
- Coach/bus transport
- Local attractions
- Notable people
- Sport
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
Blacklion (; originally An Leargaidh) is a village in the north-west of County Cavan in Ireland. It is situated on the N16 national primary road, just across the border from Belcoo, a village in the south-west of County Fermanagh.
== History == The village is within the townland of Tuam (). A stone cairn, a burial cist and two stone are all within the townland, giving evidence of early habitation.