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Canningstown Baile Chainín
Village
The Bridge Tavern
Canningstown Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 53°58′49″N 7°02′48″W / 53.9803°N 7.0468°W / 53.9803; -7.0468
Country	Ireland
Province	Ulster
County	County Cavan
Elevation	130 m (430 ft)
Time zone	UTC+0 ( WET)
• Summer ( DST)	UTC-1 ( IST ( WEST))
Irish Grid Reference	H623041

Canningstown ( Irish: Baile Chainín) ^[1] is a village in northeastern County Cavan, Ireland. It is located in the civil parish of Knockbride ^[1] on the R191 regional road, 12 kilometres (7 mi) south of Cootehill and 10 km (6 mi) north of Bailieborough.

History

The area was originally known as New Bridge, but was renamed to Canningstown around 1850 by the then Lord Garvagh who had the surname "Canning".^{[ citation needed]}

See also

• List of towns and villages in Ireland

References