Monaghan, County town in County Monaghan, Ireland.
The town center of Monaghan features multiple stone buildings from different architectural periods, including Victorian structures and Gothic Revival monuments.
The Westenra family acquired control of Monaghan Town in 1801 and maintained their influence over the settlement until the early twentieth century.
Monaghan hosts two major annual events: the Harvest Time Blues Festival in September and the Fiddler of Oriel Competition during May Bank Holiday.
The Monaghan County Museum on Hill Street presents regional artifacts and historical exhibitions inside a mid-Victorian stone structure from the 1800s.
Seven individuals lost their lives in Monaghan on May 17, 1974, when a car bomb exploded, marking one of the few such incidents in Ireland.
Location: County Monaghan
Elevation above the sea: 71 m
Address: Monaghan, Ireland Monaghan
Website: http://monaghantown.ie
GPS coordinates: 54.24856,-6.96889
Latest update: November 24, 2025 08:18
Castle Leslie
9.5 km
Rossmore Castle
3.2 km
Caledon House
12.5 km
St Macartan's Cathedral, Monaghan
828 m
Tehallan
5 km
Monaghan County Museum
250 m
Tullycorrbet
10.2 km
Market House, Monaghan
254 m
Monaghan Courthouse
133 m
Drumsnat Church
6.9 km
Church of the plain of the two slopes
7.8 km
Dawson Monument
142 m
Crowey Bridge
3.9 km
St Joseph's Church
346 m
Monaghan First Presbyterian Church
230 m
St Coleman's Church
9.8 km
St Patrick's Church
68 m
St Sillian's Church
4.7 km
Rossmore Memorial
9 m
Bellanode Bridge
4.8 km
Monaghan Methodist Church
190 m
Bank of Ireland
117 m
St Coleman's Church Hall
9.8 km
Rossmore Forest Park Steps
3.1 km
Rossmore Mausoleum
3.8 km
Monaghan Market House
248 m
Johnston and Madden Memorial Orange Hall
201 m
St. John's Church Church Hill Caledon Co.tyrone
14.4 kmReviews
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