Monaghan

Also known as Muineachán

Monaghan ( ; ) is the county town of County Monaghan, Ireland. It also provides the name of its civil parish and Monaghan barony.

Key facts

Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.name: Monaghan
Settlement.image_skyline: Monaghan Court House - geograph.org.uk - 167640.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Monaghan Courthouse
Settlement.image_shield: Coat of arms of Monaghan town.png
Settlement.shield_size: 125px
Settlement.pushpin_map: Ireland
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Ireland
Settlement.blank_name_sec1: Irish Grid Reference
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Ireland
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Ulster
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_name2: County Monaghan
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Barony
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Monaghan

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: county town
Country: Republic of Ireland
Located in: County Monaghan
Elevation: 71
Capital of: County Monaghan
Official website: www.monaghantown.ie
Image: Monaghan Court House - geograph.org.uk - 167640.jpg

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Commons category: Monaghan
topic's main category: Category:Monaghan (town)
Irish Grid Reference: H666337
historic county: County Monaghan
described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
native label: Muineachán

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Encyclopedic overview

16 sections

Contents

Etymology
History
Early history
Transport
Twentieth century
Culture
Local government
Town layout and architecture
Economy
Education
Transport
Notable people
Gallery
See also
References
External links

Monaghan ( ; ) is the county town of County Monaghan, Ireland. It also provides the name of its civil parish and Monaghan barony.

The population of the town as of the 2022 census was 7,894. The town is on the N2 road from Dublin to Derry and Letterkenny. thumb|Dublin Street, Monaghan

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Monaghan” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.