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71-550: The Cavan Orphanage fire occurred on the night of 23 February 1943 at St Joseph's Orphanage in Cavan , Ireland. 35 children and 1 adult employee died as a result. Much of the attention after the fire surrounded the role of the Poor Clares , the order of nuns who ran the orphanage, and the local fire service. The Poor Clares, an enclosed contemplative order, founded a convent in Cavan in 1861 in

142-790: A co-educational school with a Protestant ethos. These schools are administered by their respective patrons in conjunction with the Department of Education and Science. The town has a third level college, Cavan Institute (formerly Cavan College of Further Studies), which was founded in 1985 and is the largest provider of FETAC courses in the northeast region. The college offers Further Education and Training Awards Council (FETAC) across its five schools; Business & Humanities, Healthcare, Sport & Education, Beauty Therapy & Hairdressing, Computing, Engineering & Science Design, Performing Arts & Services. Graduates are entitled to exemptions within most third level colleges and usually transfer to study

213-632: A coercion Allah is certainly All-Forgiving, Most Merciful ˹to them˺. Chastity is mandatory in Islam. Sex outside legitimacy is prohibited, for both men and women, whether married or unmarried. The injunctions and forbiddings in Islam apply equally to men and women. The legal punishment for adultery is equal for men and women. The prophet's prescription to the youth was: "O young people! Whoever among you can marry, should marry, because it helps him lower his gaze and guard his modesty (i.e. his private parts from committing illegal sexual intercourse etc.), and whoever

284-483: A degree further completing their course by in their chosen field. The majority of students are Cavan locals, with a large proportion of its other students coming from nearby counties such as Leitrim, Roscommon, Monaghan, Meath and Westmeath. The college's main campus is located on Cathedral Road with other sites in the town centre and at the former Army Barracks on the Dublin Road. In 2010, 2011 and 2012, Cavan Town hosted

355-669: A great reward. Because the sex desire is usually attained before a man is financially capable of marriage, the love to God and mindfulness of Him should be sufficient motive for chastity: And let those who do not have the means to marry keep themselves chaste until Allah enriches them out of His bounty. And if any of those ˹bondspeople˺ in your possession desires a deed of emancipation, make it possible for them, if you find goodness in them. And give them some of Allah’s wealth which He has granted you. Do not force your ˹slave˺ girls into prostitution for your own worldly gains while they wish to remain chaste. And if someone coerces them, then after such

426-462: A large premises on Main Street. In 1868 they opened an orphanage , designed by William Hague Jr. At that time young petty criminals could be educated and learn a trade in a reformatory; however, orphaned and abandoned children were not accorded the same opportunity. The Industrial Schools Act 1868 sought to address this by the establishment of the industrial school system. In 1869 a school, attached to

497-400: A lasting tribute to Jonathan Swift and to Cavan where Gulliver's Travels was written. In the 1990s and 2000s Cavan town expanded rapidly with extensive urban regeneration and suburban expansion. It is one of the main economic hubs of the north central part of Ireland and has an extensive range of financial services, legal, medical, industrial and retail enterprises. The town is located on

568-452: A late Georgian -style house constructed in the 1830s. This house, designed by William Farrell , was formerly the official residence (or "Bishop's Palace") of the Church of Ireland Bishops of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh . On 23 February 1943, a fire at St Joseph's Orphanage in the town claimed the lives of 35 children and an elderly woman. A public inquiry found no culpability on the part of

639-459: A local electricity worker, Mattie Hand, arrived with a long ladder, and a local man, Louis Blessing, brought five girls down. One child left by way of the interior staircase while it was still accessible. One child made it down the exterior fire escape. One child escaped by way of a small ladder held on the roof of the shed. The fire completely engulfed the dormitory and the remaining girls died. The following 35 children died: The one adult who died

710-423: A man and a woman. In addition to reserving sexual intimacy for marriage, we obey the law of chastity by controlling our thoughts, words, and actions. Jesus Christ taught, "Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery: but I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart" ( Matthew 5:27–28 )." Teachings of

781-569: A number of TFI Local Link routes serving Cavan: Cavan town has four secondary level schools: Saint Patrick's College , Loreto College, Breifne College, and the oldest, Royal School Cavan , founded in the early 17th century. Breifne College is a co-educational Vocational Education School administered by the County Cavan Education and Training Board. Saint Patrick's College and Loreto College are respectively all boys and all girls Catholic voluntary schools, with The Royal School being

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852-648: A reference to Aristotle 's Nicomachean Ethics : "Chastity takes its name from the fact that reason 'chastises' concupiscence, which, like a child, needs curbing, as the Philosopher states". For many Jews , Christians , and Muslims , people should restrict their acts of a sexual nature to the context of marriage . For unmarried people, chastity is equivalent to sexual abstinence . Sexual acts outside of or apart from marriage, such as adultery , fornication , masturbation , and prostitution , are considered immoral due to lust . In many Christian traditions, chastity

923-523: A sign for all peoples. screening herself off from them. Then We sent to her Our angel, ˹Gabriel,˺ appearing before her as a man, perfectly formed. She appealed, “I truly seek refuge in the Most Compassionate from you! ˹So leave me alone˺ if you are God-fearing.” He responded, “I am only a messenger from your Lord, ˹sent˺ to bless you with a pure son.” She wondered, “How can I have a son when no man has ever touched me, nor am I unchaste?” Extramarital sex

994-553: A trailer pump, but this had been delayed by the war emergency. There was no pumping equipment and formal, organised structure of fire officers. On the night of the fire, the brigade in Dundalk was summoned by telephone. By the time the Dundalk Fire Brigade (which was a professional unit) had covered the forty-five or so miles of twisting road, there was nothing to be done. Enniskillen is about ten miles closer to Cavan than Dundalk and

1065-610: Is believed to derive from the great wealth and power of the Chief of Clan O'Reilly, some of which came from the market. The Chiefs also allowed, however, counterfeit English and Scottish coins to be minted in their territory at this time. During the Elizabethan era religious persecution of the Catholic Church in Ireland, Archbishop Dermot O'Hurley , who would be one of the most celebrated of

1136-604: Is bypassed by the main N3 road that links Dublin (to the south) with Enniskillen , Ballyshannon and Donegal Town (to the north). Cavan was founded by the Irish clan chief and Lord of East Breifne , Giolla Íosa Ruadh O’Reilly, between 1300 and his death in 1330. During his lordship, a friary run by the Dominican Order was established close to the O’Reilly stronghold at Tullymongan and

1207-530: Is expected, with extramarital sex and adultery being prohibited. The teachings of Buddhism include the Noble Eightfold Path , comprising a division called right action . Under the Five Precepts ethical code, upāsaka and upāsikā lay followers should abstain from sexual misconduct, while bhikkhu and bhikkhuni monastics should practice strict chastity. The Five Precepts of

1278-533: Is forbidden. The Quran says: Do not go near adultery. It is truly a shameful deed and an evil way. ˹They are˺ those who do not invoke any other god besides Allah, nor take a ˹human˺ life—made sacred by Allah—except with ˹legal˺ right, nor commit fornication. And whoever does ˹any of˺ this will face the penalty. Their punishment will be multiplied on the Day of Judgment, and they will remain in it forever, in disgrace. As for those who repent, believe, and do good deeds, they are

1349-587: Is further along Farnham Street, just across from the Courthouse. Adjacent to the Courthouse is the Cavan Central Library building constructed in 2006. The entrance is dominated by an aquarium, with commissioned bog oak sculptures by local artist Joey Burns that portray Cavan history. An arts feature based on Gulliver's Travels enriches the interior space, and two large paintings by award-winning author PJ Lynch were commissioned by Cavan Library Service, in

1420-445: Is not able to marry, should fast, as fasting diminishes his sexual power." Chastity is an attitude and a way of life. In Islam it is both a personal and a social value. A Muslim society should not condone relations entailing or conducive to sexual license. Social patterns and practices calculated to inflame sexual desire are frowned upon by Islam, such incitements to immorality including permissive ideologies, titillating works of art, and

1491-454: Is placed opposite the deadly sin of lust, and is classified as one of seven virtues . The moderation of sexual desires is also required to be virtuous. Reason, will, and desire can harmoniously work together to do what is good. As an emblem of inward chastity, some Christians choose to wear a cord, girdle or a cincture of one of the several Confraternities of the Cord or a purity ring . The cord

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1562-531: Is served by the Donegal Town – Enniskillen – Dublin Airport – Busáras Expressway route 30 which generally operates every two hours in each direction. Route 165 operates less frequently to Athlone and Belfast . The station is the terminus of several local routes, including route 109 to Dublin , which operates hourly each way. Other local routes are the 111 to Ballinagh , Granard , Castlepollard and Athboy ,

1633-452: Is strictly forbidden. However, it is encouraged to marry and live as a family unit to provide and nurture children for the perpetual benefit of creation (as opposed to sannyasa or living as a monk, which was, and remains, a common spiritual practice in India). A Sikh is encouraged not to live as a recluse, beggar, monk, nun, celibate, or in any similar vein. The Jain ethical code contains

1704-452: Is striving to integrate this into the national and regional development plan. Cavan railway station opened on 8 July 1856, closed for passenger services on 14 October 1957, and finally closed altogether on 1 January 1960. Cavan's bus station is owned and operated by Bus Éireann and is located on Farnham Street. It is a single-storey accessible building with a ticket office, waiting room, public 'phone, restaurant and toilets. The station

1775-448: Is synonymous with purity . The Catholic Church teaches that chastity involves, in the words of cardinal bishop Alfonso López Trujillo , "the successful integration of sexuality within the person and thus the inner unity of man in his bodily and spiritual being", which according to one's marital status requires either having no sexual relationship, or only having sexual relations with one's spouse. In Western Christian morality, chastity

1846-407: Is worn as a symbol of chastity in honour of a chaste saint whom the bearer asks for intercession. The purity ring is worn before holy matrimony by those who marry or for the rest of their lives by those who stay single. In marriage, the spouses commit to a lifelong relationship that excludes sexual intimacy with other persons. A third form of chastity, often called "vidual chastity", is expected by

1917-491: The Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann . The 2010 Fleadh was held from 16 to 22 August. The Fleadh is the premier annual Irish traditional music, song and dance festival and series of competitions, which is run by Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann (CCÉ). Fleadh 2010 was the 50th annual Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann , and the first to be carbon neutral . That year it returned to Cavan for the first time since 1954. Up to 250,000 visitors attend

1988-577: The Latin adjective castus ("cut off", "separated", "pure"). The words entered the English language around the middle of the 13th century. Chaste meant "virtuous", "pure from unlawful sexual intercourse" or (from the early 14th century on) as a noun, a virgin, while chastity meant "(sexual) purity". Thomas Aquinas links castus (chastity) to the Latin verb castigo ("chastise, reprimand, correct"), with

2059-459: The R 198. During the Plantation of Ulster in the seventeenth century, this church became the main Church of Ireland Kilmore Diocese church known as St. Feidhlimidh Cathedral. A new Kilmore Cathedral church was built in 1860 and dedicated to the memory of Bishop William Bedell who died and was buried here in 1642. Bedell was also famously noted for his translation of the old testament Bible into

2130-598: The Synod of Elvira proscribed clergy from marrying. This was unevenly enforced until the Second Lateran Council in 1139 when it found its way into canon law . Unmarried deacons promise celibacy to their local bishop when ordained. Eastern Catholic priests are permitted to marry, provided they do so before ordination and outside monastic life. Vows of chastity can be taken either as part of an organised religious life (such as Roman Catholic Beguines and Beghards in

2201-468: The 166 to Dundalk , the 175 to Monaghan via Cootehill , the 175A to Monaghan via Cloverhill and Clones and the Tuesdays-only 465 to Carrigallen . Leydons Coaches operate route 930 to Enniskillen via Belturbet , Ballyconnell , Bawnboy and Swanlinbar . Whartons Travel operate a route to Longford railway station via Crossdoney , Arvagh , Drumlish and Longford . There are also

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2272-552: The 24 Irish Catholic Martyrs , was covertly sheltered by Thomas Fleming, 10th Baron Slane at Slane Castle , where the Archbishop was allegedly concealed inside a priest hole , but from whence O'Hurley covertly travelled to and from Cavan to visit with some fellow priests whom he had known while living in Catholic Europe . King James I granted the town a charter in 1611. This also entitled Cavan town to send two members to

2343-466: The Cavan Orphanage Victims group The town did not have any sort of formal or professional fire brigade. Although the stand-pipes connected to the public water main had recently been improved and increased, the apparatus for delivering water was wholly unsuitable – little more than a cart and a hose pipe (which, according to the inquiry, may have been faulty). The council had attempted to obtain

2414-686: The Cavan-Dublin route, via Inny Junction, Longford and Mullingar on the Dublin-Sligo railway line . There is an old railway line running through Kingscourt on the border of County Meath; this line is now overgrown. A branch of the Cavan and Leitrim Railway was also indirectly linked to Cavan town via Belturbet (the C&;L terminus) and Ballyhaise on the GNR line. When the Government of Northern Ireland closed

2485-579: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints also include that sexual expression within marriage is an important dimension of spousal bonding apart from, but not necessarily avoiding, its procreative result. The most famous personal example of chastity in the Quran is the Virgin Mary (Mariam) : And ˹remember˺ the one who guarded her chastity, so We breathed into her through Our angel, ˹Gabriel,˺ making her and her son

2556-614: The Irish language. The present Cathedral contains a Hiberno Romanesque doorway dating from c. 1170, in the twelfth century, conjectured locally (but unlikely) originally to have come from Holy Trinity priory located a short distance away upon Trinity Island in Lough Oughter . Holy Trinity priory was built mid-thirteenth century. A short distance from the Kilmore Cathedral is the See House,

2627-572: The Irish parliament. In February 1690, during the Glorious Revolution , the Battle of Cavan took place after Williamite Inniskillinger forces led by Colonel William Wolseley attacked the strategic fort overlooking Cavan town at Tullamongan which was held then by the Duke of Berwick Jacobite army. During the battle much of the town was burned by Colonel Wolseley's soldiers and Jacobite general William Nugent

2698-473: The annual Fleadhann , and about 10,000 musicians compete. It is also estimated that the annual All-Ireland Fleadh generates €20-€25 million for the local economy of its host town. In the County Heritage Plan 2006–2011, published by Cavan County Council, a guiding principle was stated as: "The unique and diverse heritage of County Cavan is conserved, sustained and, above all, cherished and celebrated by

2769-454: The bodies of Christians to be God's temple. Many Lutheran monks and Lutheran nuns practice celibacy, though in some Lutheran religious orders it is not compulsory. In the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints chastity is very important: Physical intimacy between husband and wife is a beautiful and sacred part of God's plan for His children. It is an expression of love within marriage and allows husband and wife to participate in

2840-541: The claim exists. Accounts from the orphans who survived the fire, do mention the nuns avoiding the public due to being in their nightgowns. The official tribunal and inquiry into the fire makes no mention of the nuns refusing to evacuate the children due to fear of the children being seen in their nightgowns. Two men (John Kennedy and John McNally) went down to the laundry to try to put the fire out. The flames were now too intense for this to be possible and McNally only survived by being carried out by Kennedy. By this point it

2911-505: The convent, was established and became known as the St. Joseph's Orphanage & Industrial School. A fire started in the early morning hours of 24 February 1943 in the basement laundry and was not noticed until about 2 a.m. The subsequent investigation attributed it to a faulty flue. The sight of smoke coming out of the building alerted people on Main Street. They went to the front entrance and tried to gain entry. Eventually they were let in by one of

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2982-402: The creation of life. God has commanded that this sacred power be expressed only between a man and a woman who are legally married. The law of chastity applies to both men and women. It includes strict abstinence from sexual relations before marriage and complete fidelity and loyalty to one's spouse after marriage. The law of chastity requires that sexual relations be reserved for marriage between

3053-502: The failure to inculcate sound moral principles in the young. At the heart of such a view of human sexuality lies the conviction that the notion of personal freedom should never be misconstrued as the freedom to flout God's laws by overstepping the bounds which, in his infinite wisdom, he has set upon the relations of the sexes. Chastity is highly prized in the Baháʼí Faith . Similar to other Abrahamic religions, Baháʼí teachings call for

3124-402: The girls (Rosemary Caffrey) but not knowing the layout of the convent, they were unable to find the girls. By this time all of the girls had been moved into one dormitory. At this stage it would have been possible to evacuate all of the children but instead the nuns persuaded the local people to attempt to put out the fire. It has been widely claimed that the reason the orphans were not evacuated

3195-464: The house and estate has per 2006 been converted into a luxury hotel and leisure complex under the Radisson SAS international hotel group. Developments in Cavan during the early 19th century saw the building of a new wide street that still bears the name 'Farnham Street'. This was lined with comfortable town houses, public buildings (such as Cavan Courthouse which dates from 1824) and churches. From

3266-458: The inmates. Yet contemporary sources do not mention the nuns attempting to stop the fire brigade. According to contemporary accounts the fire brigade could not access the dormitory due to the massive flames and the insufficient length of their ladders. Further accounts show the nuns encouraged the girls to jump from the dormitory windows, which some did, despite being dressed in a dressing gown. As, according to multiple eye-witness contemporary report,

3337-465: The junction of two national routes, the N3 to Dublin and N55 to Athlone . The National Development Plan provides for a major upgrading of the route with an M3 motorway from Kells to Dublin (completed and officially opened on 4 June 2010) and type 2 dual carriageway from Whitegate on the Meath border to Cavan, which will eventually bypass Virginia too. The N3 and N55 eastern bypass around Cavan town

3408-564: The maintenance of inmates." 53°59′31″N 7°21′35″W  /  53.991909°N 7.359652°W  / 53.991909; -7.359652 Cavan Cavan ( / ˈ k æ v ən / KAV -ən ; Irish : An Cabhán , meaning 'the hollow' ) is the county town of County Cavan in Ireland . The town lies in Ulster , near the border with County Fermanagh in Northern Ireland . The town

3479-433: The medieval town can be followed in the area of Abbey Street, Bridge Street and Main Street (townlands of Tullymongan Upper and Lower). Clan O'Reilly later built a new castle in the late fourteenth century on Tullymongan Hill, overlooking the town centre. In the 15th century, the local ruler, Bearded Owen O'Reilly, expanded the town marketplace which attracted merchants from Dublin and Drogheda . The phrase "life of Reilly"

3550-702: The mid-19th century, Cavan became an important rail junction for the Midland Great Western Railway (MGWR) and those of the Great Northern Railway (GNR). Cavan Town Hall was built between 1908 and 1910. In 1938, work began on the Cathedral of Saints Patrick and Felim ; the original Kilmore cathedral was built c.1455, as the main church of the Catholic Diocese of Kilmore located around five kilometres (3 mi) south-west of Cavan Town, on

3621-499: The nuns did try to encourage the girls to escape, it is likely the claim about hiding girls in their nightgowns is false. Due to the nature of the fire, the remains of the dead girls were placed in 8 coffins and buried in Cullies cemetery in Cavan. A new memorial plaque was erected in 2010 just inside the convent gates at Main Street, Cavan. The plaque was anonymously donated to the Friends of

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3692-553: The nuns who ran the orphanage, but the circumstances surrounding the high death toll in the fire remain controversial to this day. The secretary of the Commission of Enquiry, Brian O'Nolan, is better known to posterity as the writer Flann O'Brien . The former Cavan Town Royal Irish Constabulary Barracks was demolished in 1968. Its successor stood on the corner of Farnham Street (also known as Casement Street, named after Sir Roger Casement ) and Abbey Street. The current Garda Station

3763-489: The ones whose evil deeds Allah will change into good deeds. For Allah is All-Forgiving, Most Merciful. In a list of commendable deeds the Quran says: Surely ˹for˺ Muslim men and women, believing men and women, devout men and women, truthful men and women, patient men and women, humble men and women, charitable men and women, fasting men and women, men and women who guard their chastity, and men and women who remember Allah often—for ˹all of˺ them Allah has prepared forgiveness and

3834-534: The orphanage and local fire service. This finding has been disputed by many, including in a limerick written by the secretary to the inquiry, Brian O'Nolan, better known as the author Flann O'Brien , and one of the counsel representing the Electricity Supply Board, Tom O'Higgins , later Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and presidential candidate. In Cavan there was a great fire, Judge McCarthy

3905-542: The past) or on an individual basis: as a voluntary act of devotion, or as part of an ascetic lifestyle (often devoted to contemplation ), or both. Some Protestant religious communities, such as the Bruderhof , take vows of chastity as part of the church membership process. Chastity is a central and pivotal concept in Roman Catholic praxis . Roman Catholic teaching regards chastity as essential in maintaining and cultivating

3976-490: The people of the County". Located in Ireland's lakelands, the wildlife and wetlands environment of County Cavan's loughs reputedly offers opportunities for sustainable tourism development. Lough Oughter and Killykeen, located a few kilometres from Cavan town has some infrastructure for ecotourism development. Cavan has been twinned with the following places: Chastity The words chaste and chastity stem from

4047-459: The restriction of sexual activity to that between a wife and husband in Baháʼí marriage , and discourage members from using pornography or engaging in sexually explicit recreational activities. The concept of chastity is extended to include avoidance of alcohol and mind-altering drugs, profanity, and gaudy or immodest attire. Hinduism 's view on premarital sex is rooted in its concept of ashrama or

4118-749: The roads are more direct. However, there is nothing to suggest that the Enniskillen Fire Brigade was summoned, even though Northern fire brigades had in the past crossed the border to assist in the South. In 1950, as a direct result of the inquiry, the Department of Local Government issued a forty-seven-page fire safety recommendation entitled Fire Protection Standards for Public Buildings and Institutions . Its safety instructions covered areas for which "a Department of State has any responsibility or for which [it] has power to make rules or regulations in respect of

4189-524: The section of the Belfast line from Portadown to Glaslough in 1957, it was found to be uneconomical to keep running the rump section from Monaghan to Cavan. All these lines (including the Cavan and Leitrim Railway) were closed by 1960. The (GNR) Virginia Road Station, from 1863 to 1958 serviced the Drogheda and Navan extension route to Kells and Oldcastle. Cooperation between the Cavan and Westmeath county councils

4260-522: The society for a period after the woman's husband dies. For example, Anglican Bishop Jeremy Taylor defined five rules in Holy Living (1650), including abstaining from marrying "so long as she is with child by her former husband" and "within the year of mourning". In the Roman Catholic Church, members of the consecrated life vow or promise celibacy as one of the evangelical counsels . In 306,

4331-455: The stages of life. The first of these stages, known as brahmacharya , roughly translates as chastity. Celibacy and chastity are considered the appropriate behavior for both male and female students during this stage, which precedes the stage of the married householder ( grihastha ). Sanyasis and Hindu monks or sadhus are also celibate as part of their ascetic discipline. In Sikhism , premarital or extramarital sex

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4402-587: The unity of body with spirit and thus the integrity of the human being. It is also fundamental to the practise of the Catholic life because it involves an apprenticeship in self-mastery . By attaining mastery over one's passions, reason, will, and desire can harmoniously work together to do what is good. The theology of the body of the Lutheran Churches emphasizes the role of the Holy Spirit , who sanctified

4473-408: The vow of brahmacarya (meaning "pure conduct"), which prescribes the expectations for Jains concerning sexual activity. Brahmacarya is one of the five major and minor vows of Jainism, prescribing slightly different expectations for ascetics and laypeople, respectively. Complete celibacy is expected only of Jain ascetics (who are also referred to as monks and nuns). For laypeople, chastity

4544-425: Was 80-year-old Margaret Smith, who was employed as a cook. Over concerns about the causes of the fire and the standard of care, a public inquiry was set up. The report's findings stated that the loss of life occurred due to faulty directions being given, lack of fire-fighting training, and an inadequate rescue and fire-fighting service. It also noted inadequate training of staff in fire safety and evacuation, both at

4615-410: Was at the centre of the settlement close to a crossing over the river and to the town's marketplace. It is recorded that the (Cavan) Dominicans were expelled in 1393, replaced by an Order of Conventual Franciscan friars. The friary's location is marked by an eighteenth-century tower in the graveyard at Abbey Street which appears to incorporate remains of the original medieval friary tower. The imprint of

4686-473: Was built for Barry Maxwell, 3rd Lord Farnham (later created, by the second creation, Earl of Farnham ), head of the Maxwell dynasty, around 1780. The house was designed by James Wyatt . It was extended in 1810 to the design of Francis Johnston , a County Armagh -born, but Dublin-based, architect. It was sold by Diana, Lady Farnham (widow of Barry Maxwell, 12th Lord Farnham ), to a local entrepreneur in 2001, and

4757-525: Was fully completed in March 2006, eliminating the need for heavy traffic to pass through an already congested town. Although Cavan has no railway links today, there were once two railway stations on separate lines, linking the Great Northern Railway (GNR) and Midland Great Western Railway , then an end junction of the Belfast-Cavan route linking Clones with a branch line to Crossdoney and Killeshandra . With

4828-408: Was killed. Later, during the 18th century, local administrative influence and power passed to the Maxwell family, descendants of Robert Maxwell , Church of Ireland Bishop of Kilmore (1643–1672), a family who later entered the peerage as Baron Farnham . Farnham House, located at Farnham, a small rural district to the north-west of Cavan, is one of the largest country houses in the county. It

4899-423: Was no longer possible for the girls to get out through the main entrance or the fire escape. The local fire brigade had then arrived but their equipment was not sufficient for this fire. Wooden ladders were not long enough to reach the dormitory windows. In the absence of any other solution girls were encouraged to jump. Three did so, though with injuries; however, most were too frightened to attempt it. At some point,

4970-402: Was sent to inquire, It would be a shame, If the nuns were to blame, So it had to be caused by a wire. It was alleged that the nuns prevented firefighters entering the building in case they saw the girls inside in a state of undress. Also, the structure of the orphanage, with many locked and barred doors, has been compared to a "fortress", presumably intended to safeguard the chastity of

5041-504: Was that the nuns did not think it " decent " for the girls to be seen in public in their nightgowns . This is the claim of the RTE documentary "The Orphans That Never Were." Citing a Cavan local "I have it from a reliable source that one of the reasons the children weren't taken out was because the nuns didn't want them to be seen in their nightgowns." Yet the nature of this reliable source has never been revealed and no direct contemporary evidence of

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