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County Monaghan (/ ˈ m ɒ n ə h ən / MON-ə-hən; [3] Irish: Contae Mhuineacháin) is a county in Ireland. It is in the province of Ulster and is part of Border strategic planning area of the Northern and Western Region. It is named after the town of Monaghan. Monaghan County Council is the local authority for the county. The population of ...
Ireland portal; This is a sortable table of the approximately 1,852 townlands in County Monaghan, Ireland. [1] [2]Duplicate names occur where there is more than one townland with the same name in the county.
Monaghan was a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas from 1921 to 1977. The constituency elected 3 deputies ( Teachtaí Dála , commonly known as TDs) to the Dáil, on the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).
Monaghan continues to host one of Ireland's most prestigious and established blues festivals, [12] the Harvest Time Blues Festival. It is hosted every September across Monaghan town. [13] The Fiddler of Oriel Muineachán Competition (also known as Féile Oriel) first held in 1969 returned in 2009 to celebrate its fortieth anniversary. [14]
Cavan–Monaghan is a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. The constituency elects five deputies ( Teachtaí Dála , commonly known as TDs) on the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).
Rockcorry (Irish: Buíochar) [2] historically known as Newtowncorry (or Cribby from the Irish language term cré buí meaning yellow earth), is a village and townland in County Monaghan, Ireland. The village is located close to Dartrey Forest on the R188 (which links Cootehill to Monaghan town).
Clontibret (Irish: Cluain Tiobrad, meaning 'well of the meadow') [2] is a village and parish in County Monaghan, Ireland. The village population in the 2016 census was 172. [ 1 ] Clontibret is also a parish in both Roman Catholic and Church of Ireland traditions.
Smithborough or Smithboro (Irish: Na Mullaí) [2] is a village in County Monaghan, Ireland.It is within the townlands of Mullaghduff and Mullaghbrack. It is roughly midway between Monaghan Town and Clones on the N54.