Places to Visit

Carrickmacross Lace Gallery
This exquisite delicate hand made world famous lace is locally made and is on display and for sale in the gallery. Tour groups, sewing guilds etc catered for, please contact the gallery for bookings.

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Market Square, Carrickmacross, Co. Monaghan
Tel: 042 966 2506
Email: info@carrickmacrosslace.ie
Web: www.carrickmacrosslace.ie

Patrick Kavanagh Centre
The Centre houses exhibitions on local history and on Patrick Kavanagh, a sixty seat Audio Visual Theatre and a Research Library. Please contact the Centre for bookings and details of opening hours.

Inniskeen, Co. Monaghan
Tel: 042 937 8560
Email: infoatpkc@eircom.net
Web: www.patrickkavanaghcountry.com

Dún an Rí Forest Park
Dún an Rí Forest Park is located 1.5km north of Kingscourt on the R179 to Carrickmacross. There are a number of different walking paths in Dún an Rí, all with points of interest.

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Famine Workhouse
Shercock Road
The town was heavily affected by the Great Famine and the population dropped from 2, 711 in 1841 to 1779 in 1891. This saw the construction of the Workhouse. The Workhouse has been recently renovated by the Farney Resource and Information Centre.

Shercock Road, Carrickmacross,, Co. Monaghan
Tel: 042 9664540
Email: info@carrickmacrossworkhouse.com
Web: www.carrickmacrossworkhouse.com