page_title: Ballyconnell
section_title: Economy
hierarchical_section_title: Ballyconnell / Economy
caption_attribution_description: English: Ballyconnell, County Cavan. Quinn Cement factory and surrounding countryside.
context_page_description: Ballyconnell is a town in County Cavan, Ireland. It is situated on the N87 national secondary road at the junction of four townlands Annagh, Cullyleenan, Doon and Derryginny in the parish of Tomregan, Barony of Tullyhaw. Ballyconnell won the Irish Tidy Towns Competition in 1971 and was also winner in 1975.
  The town lies astride the Shannon–Erne Waterway which was re-opened in 1993, formerly known as the Woodford Canal which was finally completed in 1860. Prior to being canalised it was known as the River Grainne. The population of Ballyconnell, according to the 2016 Census, was 1,105 persons, an increase of 4% on the previous 2011 census.
context_section_description: The industry in the area is mainly agricultural, but it also has a large cement factory (owned by former billionaire businessman, Sean Quinn), a plastics factory and an animal feeds plant. Tourism is an important part of the town's economy with cabin cruisers using it as a stopping place when navigating the Shannon-Erne Waterway. The town has a proud record in the National Tidy Towns Competition, winning the overall award in 1971 & 1975, together with many County winner awards through the years. In the 18th century lead, silver, coal, limestone, granite, marble, gravel, sand and iron were all mined from Slieve Rushen mountain.
caption: Cement factory
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