Carrickmacross
Sign in to saveCarrickmacross () is a town in County Monaghan, Ireland. The population was 5,745 at the 2022 census, making it the second-largest town in the county. Carrickmacross is a market town which developed around a castle built by the Earl of Essex in 1630. The town is 20km west of Dundalk and 75km north-north-west of Dublin city centre and 106km south west of Belfast. Carrickmacross won the European Entente Florale Silver Medal Award in 1998.
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- Town
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- Carrickmacross
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- ga
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- Ireland
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Country
- Republic of Ireland
- Located in
- County Monaghan
- Elevation
- +44
- Time zone
- UTC±00:00
- Official website
- www.carrickmacross.ie
- Image
- Carrickmacross, Aeriel View.jpg
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- History
- Foundation and development
- Built heritage
- Lacemaking
- Luftwaffe attack
- Transport
- Education
- Primary schools
- Secondary schools
- Town twinning
- Governance and politics
- Sport
- People
- See also
- References
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Carrickmacross () is a town in County Monaghan, Ireland. The population was 5,745 at the 2022 census, making it the second-largest town in the county. Carrickmacross is a market town which developed around a castle built by the Earl of Essex in 1630. The town is 20km west of Dundalk and 75km north-north-west of Dublin city centre and 106km south west of Belfast. Carrickmacross won the European Entente Florale Silver Medal Award in 1998.
==History== ===Foundation and development=== Carrickmacross is a market town which developed around a castle built by the Earl of Essex in 1630. The Convent of St Louis now stands on the original castle site, as the castle itself was destroyed in the late 17th century during the Williamite Wars.