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Monaghan Attractions

Monaghan (Muineachain, "Little Hills"), county town and market center of Monaghan county, lies in the north of the Republic, near the border with Northern Ireland, at the junction of the N2, N12 and N54.

The Ulster Canal, which links Belfast in Northern Ireland with the west coast of Ireland, although today in a state of neglect, runs through the town.

There was a settlement here as early as the ninth century, but the present town dates from the 18th and 19th centuries.
Market House
Monaghan (Muineachain, "Little Hills"), county town and market center of Monaghan county, lies at the junction of the N2, N12 and N54. In Market Place is the small and elegant Market House (1792), in neo-classical style. In Old Cross Square is the Old Infirmary Building (1768), and near this is the Market Cross (1714).
Address
Monaghan Market House
Monaghan
Ireland
Monaghan Court House (County Museum)
Monaghan (Muineachain, "Little Hills"), county town and market center of Monaghan county, lies at the junction of the N2, N12 and N54. The parish church of St Patrick here is neo-Gothic. Near the church stands the fine Court House (1829), which now houses the County Museum and and an adjoining little art gallery.
Address
Monaghan Court House / County Museum
1-2 Hill Street
Monaghan
Ireland
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Patrick Kavanagh Rural & Literary Resource Center
The Kavanagh Country Tour was conducted by a local actor who takes the visitors around the sites.
Address
Patrick Kavanagh Rural & Literary Resource Center
Inniskeen
Monaghan
Ireland
Hours
June 1 to September 30
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Parking
Free
Disabled
Full facilities for persons with disabilities.
Facilities
Gift shop
Restaurant or food service
St Macartan's Cathedral
On the south side of the town of Monaghan, on high ground, stands the neo-Gothic St Macartan's Cathedral; its slender spire is a local landmark.

Monaghan Surroundings

Carrickmacross, Ireland
12mi/20km south of Castleblayney, which lies to the southeast of Monaghan, on the N2 is Carrickmacross, with a convent which makes high quality lace. Around the town are several good fishing loughs. Golf course and tennis courts are available.
Castleblayney, Ireland
14mi/22km southeast of Monaghan on the N2 is Castleblayney, near which is Lough Muckno, the largest and most beautiful of the Monaghan lakes. Like other loughs in the area, it offers good fishing.
Glaslough, Ireland
7mi/11km north of Monaghan on the R185 lies the picturesque little village of Glaslough, on the outskirts of which is the park of Leslie Castle (not open to the public).
Tips
The park of Leslie Castle is not open to the public.
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