It is a village 7 miles (11 km) north-east of Monaghan, with the beautiful timbered demesne of Glaslough House near by which is also an equestrian centre. A few miles west of Emyvale, in the heart of a picturesque, well-wooded district. Lough Emy, near the village, is noted for the number of its fowl and swans.
Land Area: 500 sq. miles
County Capital: Monaghan Town
Main Towns: Castleblaney, Carrickmacross, Clones, Monaghan
Main Industries: Agriculture, animal feed manufacturing, audio speaker manufacturing, beer/spirit/ wine importing and wholesaling, chicken processing, cold storage distribution, dairy produce manufacturing, duck processing, egg production, food production, frozen ready meals manufacturing, furniture manu- facturing, meat deboning and vacuum packaging, mushroom processing and marketing, poultry processing, provender milling, PVC tiles and floor covering, retailing, tank container manufacturing, timber frame house manufacturing, tourism, towel manuf- acturing, truck mounted fork life manufacturing
County Monaghan (Accommodation, Monaghan, Ireland) is one of Ireland’s best keep secrets! Unspoiled landscape, wildlife, beautiful scenery and lots to do for both local and visitor alike. If your ideal holiday is fishing, walking, cycling, horse riding or playing golf then you will have too much to choose from. If you are interested in history, poetry, lace making, music and art there are many hours of entertainment in store. This county has a rewarding mix of warmly welcoming pubs, each one civilised and unpretentiously rustic. Visitors to Monaghan (Self Catering, Monaghan, Ireland) are spoilt for choice amongst pubs and some lovely scenery.
Monaghan (Holiday Cottages, Monaghan, Ireland), a county of Ireland, province of Ulster, bounded N by Tyrone, E by Armagh, and SE by East Meath and Louth, 30 m. long, and 19 broad, and containing 288,500 English acres, or 450 square miles, divided into 21 parishes. This county contains 184 lakes, of which 30 are considerable sheets of water. The principal rivers in Monaghan (Bed and Breakfasts, Monaghan, Ireland) are the Ballyhays, Annalee, Lagan, Fane, Myrvale, Fin, and Blackwater.
The name Monaghan (Hotels, Monaghan, Ireland) is derived from the Irish-Gaelic word, Muineachan, meaning place of the small thicket hills. The ancient territorial order of Ireland finds present day Monaghan as once belonging to the Kingdom of Oriel, also referred to as McMahons country, after the leading clan. The McMahons and their confederate clans remained in control even after the Norman conquest of Ireland.
Rule of Monaghan was transferred over to the British in 1589. Scottish and English settlers were moved in.