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can be seen outside the village. It is noted on the
Ordnance Survey's Edition of 1911 Six-inch to One-mile map, 1/2 mile west of Dowra alongside the River Shannon (forming part of the Leitrim / Cavan border) - see Leitrim Sheet 5. It is again noted 3/4 mile downstream just below where the Owennayla
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The village was formed in the late 19th century after another village close by, Tober, was washed away by landslides in the summer of 1863. Back in 1925, Dowra village comprised 18 houses, with 10 being licensed to sell
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The main industries in the locality are agriculture, forestry and construction. There is a livestock market held every
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Restoration of Dowra
Courthouse was completed in 2014 with the new building opening as a Community Creative Arts Space.
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The village church is located approximately 5 km north and is called the Church of the
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River joins the
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is located about 12 km (7 miles) to the north.
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route 462 serves Dowra on
Saturdays only linking it to
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Shannon immediately upstream of Dowra Bridge
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Looking east - up 'Main Street' - on the Cavan side
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16:Village in counties Cavan and Leitrim, Ireland
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404:Dowra from above the old Garda barracks
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522:Intoxicating Liquor Commission Report
416:List of towns and villages in Ireland
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1121:Category:Geography of County Leitrim
1101:List of townlands in County Leitrim
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1569:Towns and villages in County Cavan
1548:All crossings of the River Shannon
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392:Directions to everywhere
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444:"An Damhshraith/Dowra"
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268:The remains of the
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1262:Carrick-on-Shannon
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672:Carrick-on-Shannon
574:. 6 January 2015.
502:on 24 January 2013
281:The source of the
277:Places of interest
217:; on the other is
117: • Total
21:Village in Ireland
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1517:The Living Bridge
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1252:Ballinaglera
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988:Lough Melvin
938:Lough Conway
918:Lough Boderg
821:Largydonnell
816:Kiltyclogher
801:Keshcarrigan
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736:Ballinaglera
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199:County Cavan
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1440:Grand Canal
1435:Royal Canal
1425:Boyle canal
1287:Tarmonbarry
1240:Settlements
1052:Carrigallen
943:Lough Corry
923:Lough Bofin
908:Lough Allen
882:Eslinbridge
831:Newtowngore
746:Carrigallen
689:Ballinamore
667:County town
615: /
603:8°0′54.15″W
582:31 December
475:Irish Times
454:31 December
295:Leitrim Way
287:Shannon Pot
238:Bus Éireann
207:Lough Allen
1563:Categories
1382:Flows into
1257:Drumshanbo
1088:Bornacoola
1072:Rosclogher
1057:Drumahaire
998:Lough Scur
993:Rinn Lough
958:Lough Gill
872:Dristernan
776:Drumkeeran
699:Drumshanbo
656:Places in
448:logainm.ie
430:References
242:Drumkeeran
112:Population
1267:Jamestown
1221:Tipperary
1206:Westmeath
1196:Roscommon
1024:Tievebaun
1012:Mountains
877:Effrinagh
855:Townlands
846:Tullaghan
841:Rossinver
796:Jamestown
791:Glenfarne
761:Dromahair
312:Education
246:Dromahair
233:Transport
126:Time zone
104:Elevation
1312:Killaloe
1307:Banagher
1231:Limerick
1201:Longford
1179:Counties
1081:Parishes
1045:Baronies
862:Aghamore
811:Killarga
806:Kinlough
771:Drumcong
729:Villages
576:Archived
526:Archived
410:See also
330:Doobally
324:Religion
195:townland
80:Connacht
71:Province
1363:Mulkear
1297:Athlone
1272:Drumsna
1191:Leitrim
1167:Ireland
1062:Leitrim
887:Gorvagh
826:Leitrim
781:Drumsna
741:Buckode
304:Economy
263:alcohol
256:History
203:Ireland
174:G989267
97:Leitrim
64:Ireland
60:Country
42:Village
1368:Nenagh
1358:Maigue
1343:Brosna
1282:Roosky
1277:Dromod
1216:Galway
1211:Offaly
1067:Mohill
836:Roosky
786:Fenagh
766:Dromod
751:Cloone
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