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County Monaghan (; ) is a county in Ireland
Ireland

Ireland is the List of islands by area in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world. It lies to the north-west of continental Europe and is surrounded by hundreds of islands and islet....
. It is one of three counties situated in the Province of Ulster
Ulster

Ulster is one of the four Provinces of Ireland of Ireland, in addition to Connacht, Munster and Leinster. The name is sometimes informally used as a synonym for Northern Ireland, one of the countries of the United Kingdom, although Northern Ireland covers only two thirds of Ulster....
 which are in the Republic of Ireland
Republic of Ireland

Ireland is an Island country in north-western Europe. The modern Sovereignty state occupies about five-sixths of the island of Ireland, which was partitioned by the British on 3 May 1921....
. The name comes from the Irish, derived from Muine Cheain meaning the Land of the little hills. This name refers to the density of drumlin
Drumlin

A drumlin is an elongated whale-shaped hill formed by glacier action. Its long axis is parallel with the movement of the ice, with the blunter end facing into the glacial movement....
s in the area, those small hills formed from glacial action (during a previous ice age
Ice age

The general term "ice age" or, more precisely, "glacial age" denotes a geological period of long-term reduction in the temperature of the Earth's surface and atmosphere, resulting in an expansion of continental ice sheets, polar ice sheets and alpine glaciers....
).

The county borders County Tyrone
County Tyrone

County Tyrone is the second largest of the nine Irish county of Ulster and the largest of the six counties of Northern Ireland. It has an area of 3,155 square kilometres ....
 (Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland

conventional_long_name = Northern Ireland|native_name= Tuaisceart ?ireannNorlin Airlann|motto =|image_map = Europe location N-IRL2.png...
) to the north, County Armagh
County Armagh

County Armagh is a counties of Ireland in Ulster in the north east of Ireland. It is the smallest, in area, of the six counties that form Northern Ireland and second smallest in Ulster....
 (NI) to the east, County Louth
County Louth

County Louth is a county on the east coast of Ireland, on the border with Northern Ireland. The county town is Dundalk.County Louth is affectionately called "the Wee County" being the smallest county in Ireland having a total area of only 821sq kilometres ....
 (Republic of Ireland) to the southeast, County Meath
County Meath

County Meath is a county in Republic of Ireland, often informally called The Royal County. The county town is Navan, where the county hall and government are located, although Trim, County Meath, the former county town, has historical significance and remains a sitting place of the courts of the Republic of Ireland....
 (ROI) to the south, County Cavan
County Cavan

File:Loughter.JPGCounty Cavan is a county in Republic of Ireland....
 (ROI) to the southwest and County Fermanagh
County Fermanagh

County Fermanagh , is the westernmost of the six counties that form Northern Ireland, and is part of the Province of Ulster. Fermanagh is often referred to as Ireland's Lake District, together with neighbouring County Cavan....
 (NI) to the west.

There is a pene-enclave jutting into Fermanagh in the western area of the county.

Monaghan
Monaghan

Monaghan is a town in Republic of Ireland, the administrative capital of County Monaghan. Monaghan's population at the 2006 census stood at 7,811 ....
 is the principal town.






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County Monaghan (; ) is a county in Ireland
Ireland

Ireland is the List of islands by area in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world. It lies to the north-west of continental Europe and is surrounded by hundreds of islands and islet....
. It is one of three counties situated in the Province of Ulster
Ulster

Ulster is one of the four Provinces of Ireland of Ireland, in addition to Connacht, Munster and Leinster. The name is sometimes informally used as a synonym for Northern Ireland, one of the countries of the United Kingdom, although Northern Ireland covers only two thirds of Ulster....
 which are in the Republic of Ireland
Republic of Ireland

Ireland is an Island country in north-western Europe. The modern Sovereignty state occupies about five-sixths of the island of Ireland, which was partitioned by the British on 3 May 1921....
. The name comes from the Irish, derived from Muine Cheain meaning the Land of the little hills. This name refers to the density of drumlin
Drumlin

A drumlin is an elongated whale-shaped hill formed by glacier action. Its long axis is parallel with the movement of the ice, with the blunter end facing into the glacial movement....
s in the area, those small hills formed from glacial action (during a previous ice age
Ice age

The general term "ice age" or, more precisely, "glacial age" denotes a geological period of long-term reduction in the temperature of the Earth's surface and atmosphere, resulting in an expansion of continental ice sheets, polar ice sheets and alpine glaciers....
).

The county borders County Tyrone
County Tyrone

County Tyrone is the second largest of the nine Irish county of Ulster and the largest of the six counties of Northern Ireland. It has an area of 3,155 square kilometres ....
 (Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland

conventional_long_name = Northern Ireland|native_name= Tuaisceart ?ireannNorlin Airlann|motto =|image_map = Europe location N-IRL2.png...
) to the north, County Armagh
County Armagh

County Armagh is a counties of Ireland in Ulster in the north east of Ireland. It is the smallest, in area, of the six counties that form Northern Ireland and second smallest in Ulster....
 (NI) to the east, County Louth
County Louth

County Louth is a county on the east coast of Ireland, on the border with Northern Ireland. The county town is Dundalk.County Louth is affectionately called "the Wee County" being the smallest county in Ireland having a total area of only 821sq kilometres ....
 (Republic of Ireland) to the southeast, County Meath
County Meath

County Meath is a county in Republic of Ireland, often informally called The Royal County. The county town is Navan, where the county hall and government are located, although Trim, County Meath, the former county town, has historical significance and remains a sitting place of the courts of the Republic of Ireland....
 (ROI) to the south, County Cavan
County Cavan

File:Loughter.JPGCounty Cavan is a county in Republic of Ireland....
 (ROI) to the southwest and County Fermanagh
County Fermanagh

County Fermanagh , is the westernmost of the six counties that form Northern Ireland, and is part of the Province of Ulster. Fermanagh is often referred to as Ireland's Lake District, together with neighbouring County Cavan....
 (NI) to the west.

There is a pene-enclave jutting into Fermanagh in the western area of the county.

Monaghan
Monaghan

Monaghan is a town in Republic of Ireland, the administrative capital of County Monaghan. Monaghan's population at the 2006 census stood at 7,811 ....
 is the principal town. Other major towns include Carrickmacross
Carrickmacross

Carrickmacross, called Carrick or Cmx by locals, is a town in County Monaghan, Republic of Ireland whose translated name means "The Rock of the Wooded Plain"....
, Castleblayney
Castleblayney

Castleblayney , often spelled Castleblaney, is a town in County Monaghan: one of three Ulster counties – of the nine constituting the historic province – which are situated in the Republic of Ireland....
, and Clones
Clones

Clones – – is a small town in western County Monaghan, in the border area of Republic of Ireland. The area is part of the BMW region region, earmarked for economic development by the Irish government due to its currently below average economic situation....
.

Monaghan is the birthplace of the poet
Poet

A poet is a person who writes poetry....
 and writer Patrick Kavanagh
Patrick Kavanagh

Patrick Kavanagh was an Ireland poet and novelist. He is regarded as one of the foremost poets of the 20th Century, and his best known works include the novel Tarry Flynn and the poem On Raglan Road....
, who based much of his work in the county. Kavanagh is one of the most significant figures in mid 20th century Irish Poetry
Irish poetry

The history of Irish poetry includes the poetries of two languages, one in Irish language and the other in English language. The complex interplay between these two traditions, and between both of them and other poetries in English, has produced a body of work that is both rich in variety and difficult to categorise....
. The poems Stony Grey Soil
Soil

Soil is the naturally occurring, unconsolidated or loose covering on the Earth's surface. Soil is composed of particles of broken rock that have been altered by chemical and environmental processes including weathering and erosion....
 and Shancoduff refer to the county.

History

In 1585, Sir John Perrot, the natural son of King Henry VIII, visited the area and met with the Irish chieftains. They requested that Ulster
Ulster

Ulster is one of the four Provinces of Ireland of Ireland, in addition to Connacht, Munster and Leinster. The name is sometimes informally used as a synonym for Northern Ireland, one of the countries of the United Kingdom, although Northern Ireland covers only two thirds of Ulster....
 be divided into counties and land in the kingdom of Airgíalla
Airgíalla

Airg?alla was the name of an Irish federation and Ireland kingdom which first formed around the 7th century.The historical region spanned the provinces of Leinster and Ulster equating with modern day County Louth, and County Monaghan....
 be apportioned to each of the McMahon
McMahon

McMahon is an Irish people surname. The McMahons rose to power in 1250 AD, in the Kingdom of Airg?alla, which roughly evolved into the present day County Monaghan....
 chiefs. A commission was established to accomplish this and County Monaghan came into being. The County was subdivided into the five baronies that exist today: Farney
Farney

Farney may refer to:*Farney, Monaghan - a barony in County Monaghan, Ireland, based on a mediaeval Gaelic kingdom*Monaghan GAA - a nickname for the current Monaghan GAA team, derived from the preceding...
, Cremorne, Dartrey, Monaghan
Monaghan

Monaghan is a town in Republic of Ireland, the administrative capital of County Monaghan. Monaghan's population at the 2006 census stood at 7,811 ....
, and Truagh.

After the defeat of the rebellion of Hugh O'Neill, The O'Neill and the Ulster chieftains in 1603, the county was not planted like the other counties of Ulster. The lands were instead left in the hands of the native chieftains. In the Irish Rebellion of 1641
Irish Rebellion of 1641

The Irish Rebellion of 1641 began as an attempted coup d'?tat by Irish Roman Catholic Church gentry, but developed into inter communal violence between native Irish people and England and Scotland Protestant settlers, starting a conflict known as the Irish Confederate Wars....
 the McMahons and their allies joined the general rebellion of Irish Catholics, and following their defeat there was some plantation of the county with Scottish and English families.

Twinning

County Monaghan is twinned with the Province of Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island

Prince Edward Island is a Canada Provinces and territories of Canada consisting of an island of the same name. The Maritimes is the smallest in the nation in both land area and population ....
 in Canada
Canada

Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
. At least 20% of the population of Prince Edward Island can trace ancestry to Co Monaghan as a result of migration from Monaghan to that part of Canada during the years 1820-1840. Co Monaghan is also twinned with the City of Miramichi
Miramichi, New Brunswick

Miramichi is the largest city in northern New Brunswick, Canada. It is situated at the mouth of the Miramichi River where it enters Miramichi Bay....
 in New Brunswick
New Brunswick

New Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only Constitution of Canada bilingual province in the federation. The provincial capital is Fredericton....
 and also with the City of Peterborough
Peterborough, Ontario

Peterborough is a city on the Otonabee River in central-eastern Ontario, Canada, 125 kilometres northeast of Toronto. The population of the City of Peterborough was 74,898 in the 2006 census, while the census metropolitan area had a population of 116 570....
 in Ontario and with the township of Cavan-Millbrook-North Monaghan in Ontario.

It also has links with Gheel in Belgium
Belgium

* A small German-speaking Community of Belgium exists in eastern Wallonia. Belgium's linguistic diversity and related political and cultural conflicts are reflected in the history of Belgium and a complex Communities and regions of Belgium....
, as a result of the martyrdom there in the 5th century of St Dymphna
Dymphna

Saint Dymphna is traditionally held to be the daughter of a pagan Ireland chief and his Christian wife in the 7th century.Life and death...
, a local Monaghan saint who is regarded as Patroness of those with mental illness.

The following places are twinned with Co. Monaghan:
  • Flag of Canada
    Prince Edward Island
    Prince Edward Island

    Prince Edward Island is a Canada Provinces and territories of Canada consisting of an island of the same name. The Maritimes is the smallest in the nation in both land area and population ....
    , Canada
    Canada

    Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
    .
  • Flag of Canada
    Miramichi
    Miramichi, New Brunswick

    Miramichi is the largest city in northern New Brunswick, Canada. It is situated at the mouth of the Miramichi River where it enters Miramichi Bay....
    , New Brunswick
    New Brunswick

    New Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only Constitution of Canada bilingual province in the federation. The provincial capital is Fredericton....
    , Canada
    Canada

    Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
    .
  • Flag of Canada
    City of Peterborough
    Peterborough, Ontario

    Peterborough is a city on the Otonabee River in central-eastern Ontario, Canada, 125 kilometres northeast of Toronto. The population of the City of Peterborough was 74,898 in the 2006 census, while the census metropolitan area had a population of 116 570....
    , Ontario
    Ontario

    Ontario is a Provinces and territories of Canada located in the Central Canada part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest, after Quebec, in total area....
    , Canada
    Canada

    Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
    .


Geography

There are several mountains in the county: Mullyash Mountain, Slieve Beagh (on the border with Tyrone
Tyrone

The name Tyrone can refer to:*County Tyrone, a county in Northern Ireland, roughly corresponding to the ancient kingdom of T?r Eogain*An Earl of Tyrone...
 and Fermanagh) and Coolberrin Hill (214 m).

There are also a large number of lakes, including Lough Egish
Lough Egish

Lough Egish is a rural area in County Monaghan, Ireland which takes its name from the local lake, Lough Egish. It is situated approximately midway between Ballybay, Castleblayney and Carrickmacross....
, Lough Fea, Muckno Lough, Lough Avaghon, Inner Lough (in Dartrey Forest
Dartrey Forest

Dartrey Forest, County Monaghan, Ireland was formerly the estate of the Dawson family, who had the title "Earl of Dartrey" from 1866 to 1933. It is currently managed by Coillte Teoranta as a commercial forest....
), Drumlona Lough, White Lough and Emy Lough.

Rivers in Monaghan include the river Fane
River Fane

The River Fane is a river originating in Lough Muckno in Castleblayney, County Monaghan. It then flows west towards Dundalk Bay, straddling the border between Counties Monaghan, County Louth and County Armagh flowing through Inniskeen, Knockbridge before meeting Dundalk Bay near Blackrock, County Louth....
 (in the southeast of the county and along the border with Louth), river Glyde
River Glyde

The River Glyde rises in the town of Bailieborough in County Cavan. Some smaller tributaries of the Glyde are the Killanny Rivers, which contain stocks of sea trout and salmon....
 (along the Louth and Meath borders), the river Blackwater (along the border with Tyrone, Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland

conventional_long_name = Northern Ireland|native_name= Tuaisceart ?ireannNorlin Airlann|motto =|image_map = Europe location N-IRL2.png...
) and Dromore river (along the border of Cavan, linking Cootehill
Cootehill

Cootehill is a rapidly-expanding market town in County Cavan in Republic of Ireland. It has a very wide street ....
 to Ballybay
Ballybay

Ballybay is a town in County Monaghan in Republic of Ireland, centered on the crossroads of the R183 road and R162 road regional roads. The name in English language means "The Mouth of the Ford of the Birches"....
).

Monaghan also has a number of forests, including Rossmore Forest, Dartrey Forest
Dartrey Forest

Dartrey Forest, County Monaghan, Ireland was formerly the estate of the Dawson family, who had the title "Earl of Dartrey" from 1866 to 1933. It is currently managed by Coillte Teoranta as a commercial forest....
 and Dún na Rí Forest Park
Dún na Rí Forest Park

D?n na R? Forest Park is a forest park is situated on the County Cavan-County Monaghan border, in Republic of Ireland. The park itself borders the Shercock and Carrickmacross roads more specifically at Magheracloone and Kingscourt....
. Managed by Coillte since 1988, the majority of trees are conifers. Due to a long history of intensive farming
Intensive farming

Intensive farming or intensive agriculture is an agricultural production system characterized by the high inputs of Capital , Labour , or heavy usage of technologies such as pesticides and chemical fertilizers relative to land area....
 practices and recent intensive forestry practices only small pockets of native woodland remain.

The Finn Bridge is a border crossing point across the River Finn] between [[County Monaghan]] in the [[Republic of Ireland]] close to [[Scotshouse]]

Towns and villages

Towns with legally defined boundaries are shown in italics.
  • Ballinode
    Ballinode

    Ballinode or Bellanode is a village situated some 6 km from Monaghan Town and 3 km from Scotstown in County Monaghan, Ireland. The village straddles the River Blackwater, Northern Ireland and has a Church of Ireland church with clock tower, cemetery, and church hall; one public house, called "Maggie's"; a family business run by the Boy...
    , Ballybay
    Ballybay

    Ballybay is a town in County Monaghan in Republic of Ireland, centered on the crossroads of the R183 road and R162 road regional roads. The name in English language means "The Mouth of the Ford of the Birches"....
  • Carrickmacross
    Carrickmacross

    Carrickmacross, called Carrick or Cmx by locals, is a town in County Monaghan, Republic of Ireland whose translated name means "The Rock of the Wooded Plain"....
    , Castleblayney
    Castleblayney

    Castleblayney , often spelled Castleblaney, is a town in County Monaghan: one of three Ulster counties – of the nine constituting the historic province – which are situated in the Republic of Ireland....
    , Clones
    Clones

    Clones – – is a small town in western County Monaghan, in the border area of Republic of Ireland. The area is part of the BMW region region, earmarked for economic development by the Irish government due to its currently below average economic situation....
  • Emyvale
    Emyvale

    Emyvale is a village located in the North of County Monaghan, Ireland. It is situated upon the Main Dublin/Derry Road about 10 km north of Monaghan Town and 8 km south of Aughnacloy, County Tyrone and is the home of a thriving village community of about 500....
  • Inniskeen
    Inniskeen

    Inniskeen or Inishkeen is a small village in County Monaghan, Republic of Ireland, close to the County Louth and County Armagh borders. It was the childhood home of Patrick Kavanagh....
  • Glaslough
  • Killanny
    Killanny

    One third of the parish of Killanny lies in County Louth, but two thirds of the parish is in County Monaghan. It is thought possible that Killanny originally consisted of two parishes separated by the River Glyde and that following the Anglo-Norman settlement the two parts were joined....
    , Knockatallon
    Knockatallon

    Knockatallon or Knockatallan is a townland in the north of County Monaghan in Republic of Ireland in the parish of Tydavnet. It is located to the west of Sheskin....
  • Magheracloone
    Magheracloone

    Magheracloone is a parish in County Monaghan, very close to the County Cavan-County Monaghan border. Its name comes from Machaire Cluana which is Irish for the Pasture Plain....
    , Monaghan
    Monaghan

    Monaghan is a town in Republic of Ireland, the administrative capital of County Monaghan. Monaghan's population at the 2006 census stood at 7,811 ....
  • Newbliss
    Newbliss

    Newbliss is a village in County Monaghan, Republic of Ireland. It is located where the R183 road and R189 road regional roads intersect. The mushroom growing industry provides important employment in the area....
  • Rockcorry
    Rockcorry

    Rockcorry is a village in County Monaghan, Republic of Ireland, set on the outskirts of Dartrey forest. It is situated on the R188 road which links Cootehill to Monaghan town....
  • Scotshouse
    Scotshouse

    Scotshouse is a small agricultural village about 7 kilometres away from the border town of Clones, in County Monaghan, Republic of Ireland. It is close to the border with both County Cavan and County Fermanagh....
    , Scotstown
    Scotstown

    Scotstown is a village in the north of County Monaghan, in the Republic of Ireland. Scotstown is located in the parish of Tydavnet, along the River Blackwater, Northern Ireland, Scotstown being the village closest to the river's source....
    , Smithborough (or Smithboro)
  • Threemilehouse, Tydavnet
    Tydavnet

    Tydavnet or sometimes Tedavnet is a small village in the north of County Monaghan, in Republic of Ireland, and also the name of the parish in which the village is located....
    , Tyholland
    Tyholland

    Tyholland is a small townland in County Monaghan, Republic of Ireland. It is the smallest parish in the County Monaghan and borders County Armagh....
  • Doohamlet


See also

  • List of abbeys and priories in the Republic of Ireland (County Monaghan)
    List of abbeys and priories in the Republic of Ireland

    Abbeys and priories in Ireland lists abbeys, priory, friary or other monastic religious houses in Republic of Ireland. This article does not include foundations in Northern Ireland, which are covered in List of abbeys and priories in Northern Ireland....


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