Redhills, County Cavan

Redhills
An Cnoc Rua
Town
Redhills

Location in Ireland

Coordinates: 54°06′N 7°19′W / 54.10°N 7.32°WCoordinates: 54°06′N 7°19′W / 54.10°N 7.32°W
Country Ireland
Province Ulster
County County Cavan
Elevation 55 m (180 ft)
Population (2006)
  Urban 420
Time zone WET (UTC+0)
  Summer (DST) IST (WEST) (UTC-1)
Irish Grid Reference H444170

Redhills (Irish: An Cnoc Rua, meaning "the red hill"), is a village located in northern County Cavan, Ireland. It is near the N54 road and is home to Redhills GAA club, which has produced four Cavan Inter-County players.

The 1992 film, The Playboys, was filmed on location in the village. The film was scripted by Oscar nominee and Redhills native, Shane Connaughton. [1] Connaughton's books A Border Station (1989) and The Run of the Country (1991) are also set in the village.[2][3]

References

  1. The Irish Filmography 1896-1996; Red Mountain Press (Dublin); 1996. Page 204
  2. Welch, Robert, and Bruce Stewart. The Oxford Companion to Irish Literature. Oxford University Press, 1996. p. 112.
  3. Lynch, Brian. With Shane Connaughton in swinging '70s London. Irish Independent. 3-21-2009.