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.
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).
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
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.
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.
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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