County Monaghan

This administrative region spreads across rolling terrain with many small lakes and rounded hills formed by glacial movement. The countryside shows gentle valleys between wooded slopes and grazing land, broken by bodies of water and stone walls.

The area became an official administrative division in 1585 after local rulers made an agreement with the crown. Earlier traces of human settlement reach back to the Bronze Age, visible in megalithic structures and a tenth-century high cross in Clones.

The region takes its name from an old Gaelic family whose influence shaped the area for centuries. The poet Patrick Kavanagh grew up here and wrote verses about rural life that visitors can explore today at the cultural center in Inniskeen.

Most visitors reach the area by car and use country roads to move between towns. The terrain suits walking and cycling, though the hills require moderate physical fitness.

The area supplies around twelve percent of Irish egg production and stands as the most important center for this industry in the country. Many family farms work in agriculture and keep chickens on holdings between the hills.

Location: Ulster

Capital city: Monaghan

Shares border with: County Cavan, County Louth, County Armagh, County Tyrone, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland

Website: https://monaghan.ie

GPS coordinates: 54.24400,-7.04000

Latest update: December 13, 2025 16:32