Ballyconnell Hotels & Information

Ballyconnell is a town in County Cavan, Republic of Ireland. It is situated at the junction of four townlands Annagh, Cullyleenan, Doon and Derryginny in the parish of Tomregan, Barony of Tullyhaw. The town has an altitude of 55 metres above sea level. The mean daily January temperature is 4.5 degrees Celsius and the mean daily July temperature is 15 degrees Celsius. The average annual rainfall is 1,000 mm. The average annual hours of sunshine are 1,250.

It lies astride the Shannon-Erne Waterway which was opened in 1993, formerly known as the Woodford Canal which was built in 1860. Prior to being canalised it was known as the River Grainne. The town sits at the foot of Slieve Rushen mountain and is a mile from the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. The population in 2002 was 572.

The area was settled at an early date as there is a double-court tomb in the town dating from c. 3000 B.C. The ford would have been a logical place to erect a settlement and it probably dates from the time of the court tomb. The earliest inhabitants were hunter-gatherers rather than farmers. They lived by fishing, hunting wild game and foraging for berries and nuts. This area would have been thickly wooded at the time, with no roadways. The easiest way to travel would have been by boat via the river and the numerous lakes and streams in the area. The only other megalith in the parish was a wedge-tomb dating from c.2000 B.C. on the side of Slieve Rushen mountain in Aughrim townland. However after remaining undisturbed for 4,000 years it was recently dug up by the Quinn Group to enable them dig some sand from the mountain. It was deposited in the grounds of the group's hotel, The Slieve Russell to serve as a tourist attraction.

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