Everything about County Monaghan totally explained
County Monaghan (;
Irish:
Contae Mhuineacháin) is a county in the
Republic of Ireland. It is one of three counties situated in the province of
Ulster without being part of
Northern Ireland. The name comes from the Irish, derived from
Muine Cheain meaning the
Land of the little hills. This name refers to the density of
drumlins in the area, those small hills formed from
glacial action (during a previous
ice age).
The county borders
County Tyrone (Northern Ireland) to the north,
County Armagh (NI) to the east,
County Louth (Republic of Ireland) to the southeast,
County Meath (ROI) to the south,
County Cavan (ROI) to the southwest and
County Fermanagh (NI) to the west.
There is a
pene-enclave jutting into Fermanagh in the western area of the county.
Monaghan is the principal town. Other major towns include
Carrickmacross,
Castleblayney, and
Clones.
Monaghan is the birthplace of the
poet and writer
Patrick Kavanagh, who based much of his work in the county. Kavanagh is one of the most significant figures in mid 20th century
Irish Poetry. The poems
Stony Grey Soil and
Shancoduff refer to the county.
Twinning
County Monaghan is twinned with the Province of
Prince Edward Island in
Canada. 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 in
New Brunswick and also with the City of
Peterborough in Ontario and with the township of Cavan-Millbrook-North Monaghan in Ontario.
It also has links with
Gheel in
Belgium, as a result of the martyrdom there in the 5th century of St
Dymphna, a local Monaghan saint who is regarded as Patroness of those with mental illness.
The following places are twinned with Co. Monaghan:
Geography
There are several mountains in the county:
Mullyash Mountain,
Slieve Beagh (on the border with
Tyrone and
Fermanagh) and
Coolberrin Hill (214 m).
There are also a large number of lakes, including
Lough Egish,
Lough Fea,
Muckno Lough,
Lough Avaghon,
Inner Lough (in
Dartrey Forest),
Drumlona Lough,
White Lough and
Emy Lough.
Rivers in Monaghan include the
river Fane (in the southeast of the county and along the border with Louth),
river Glyde (along the
Louth and
Meath borders), the
river Blackwater (along the border with Tyrone,
Northern Ireland) and
Dromore river (along the border of
Cavan, linking
Cootehill to
Ballybay).
Monaghan also has a number of
forests, including
Rossmore Forest,
Dartrey Forest and
Dún na Rí Forest Park. Managed by
Coillte since 1988, the majority of
trees are
conifers. Due to a long history of
intensive farming practices and recent intensive forestry practices only small pockets of native woodland remain.
Towns and villages
Towns with legally defined boundaries are shown in italics.
Ballinode, Ballybay
Carrickmacross, Castleblayney, Clones
Emyvale
Inniskeen
Glaslough
Killanny, Knockatallon
Magheracloone, Monaghan
Newbliss
Rockcorry
Scotshouse, Scotstown, Smithborough (or Smithboro)
Tydavnet, Tyholland
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