Civil parish

Enniskeen

Inis Caoin

Enniskeen is a civil parish in Cavan. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.

Recorded locationEnniskeen53.91646° N · 6.84581° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.

Recorded place location · Logainm.ieOpen in OpenStreetMap ↗

The name

caoinpleasant, fair inisisland; river meadow

These Irish name elements are associated with this record in the Logainm glossary.

An element’s translation is a clue, rather than a complete explanation of the name. Its form and meaning depend on local history and the full Irish name.

Recorded forms

Inis Caoin · Irish · main form
Clann Chaoich an Fheadha · Irish · main form · historical name
Enniskeen · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type: Civil parish
County: Cavan
Barony: Clankee
Coordinates: 53.91646, -6.84581
Mapped area: 58.29 km²
Logainm ID: 380 ↗

Sources & further reading

Logainm.ie — Enniskeen. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-08-13. How this page was prepared.