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The Township of Cavan and the Village of Millbrook, previously part of Durham County, in 1974 became part of Peterborough County, and were amalgamated, along with North Monaghan, into one township — Cavan-Millbrook-North Monaghan — in 1998. In 2007, the township was renamed Cavan Monaghan, [3] as many thought the older name was too long.
The first Harvest Time Blues festival took place in 1990, to "promote and enrich the cultural life of Monaghan, the North-East and Ireland". [weasel words] [citation needed] The festival was an initiative between Somhairle MacConghail, the Arts Officer for County Monaghan, and local publican and blues enthusiast Seamus McKenna.
Ballybay, originally known as ‘Ballybea’, was founded in the 18th century by members of the Jackson family, who were prominent in the linen industry. By the 19th century, Ballybay had become a thriving market town, hosting fairs, public meetings, and events that attracted organisers and traders from the surrounding areas.
Atlantic Bronze Age gold discs discovered at Tydavnet, County Monaghan [1] [2]. Tydavnet, officially Tedavnet (Irish: Tigh Damhnata, meaning 'house of Damhnait'), [3] is a village in northern County Monaghan, Ireland, and also the name of the townland and civil parish in which the village sits.
Originally named the "Mainliners Showband", sometimes prefixed with the word Mighty, and already beginning to make a name on the country music scene in Ireland and Scotland, particularly since mid 1965 when the late John McCormack of Rockcorry became their manager, the band received its biggest break and widespread fame appearing on RTÉ Television's Showband Show broadcast on Saturday, 21 May ...
Monaghan (/ ˈ m ɒ n ə h ən / MON-ə-hən; [2] Irish: Muineachán [3] [ˈmˠɪnʲəxaːnˠ]) 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. [1] The town is on the N2 road from Dublin to Derry and Letterkenny. [4 ...
Castle Leslie, also known as Glaslough House, is home to an Irish branch of Clan Leslie, is located on the 4 km 2 (1,000-acre) Castle Leslie Estate adjacent to the village of Glaslough, 11 km (7 mi) northeast of Monaghan town in County Monaghan, Ireland.
Notable buildings and structures in Monaghan, County Monaghan, Ireland. Pages in category "Buildings and structures in Monaghan (town)" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total.