Carrickmacross Map
Carrickmacross Parish Map © Copyright granted by kind permission of Mr. P Duffy, Landscapes of Ulster, published 1993, all rights reserved.
About Carrick pages
Shirley Estate
The Shirley estate, with the adjoining Bath estate, were two of the largest in the county. According to The Landowners of Ireland, 1878, the biggest landowner in Co. Monaghan in …
History
Carrickmacross, Carraig Mhachaire Rois – a ‘rock on the wooded plain’ – didn’t develop as a town until early in the 17th Century. In 1634 the town of Carrickmacross consisted …
Magheracloone
A highway for travel and information connected Ulster and Leinster passing through Magheracloone across the bridge at Ballyhoe. Where Breffny joins with kingly Meath at Tobermannon on the Glyde, there …
Killanny
One third of the parish of Killanny (Cill Eanaigh) lies in Co. Louth. It is thought possible that Killanny originally consisted of two parishes separated by the river Glyde and …
Inniskeen
Extending from the hills of Donaghmoyne and South Armagh into the lowlands of Louth, Inniskeen (Inis Caoin) is located in the south-eastern extremity of Co Monaghan.View Map >> Inniskeen was …
Donaghmoyne
Donaghmoyne means the Church of the Precincts, referring to the territories of the Mugdorna, a tribe that in the first millennium inhabited this area. Territorially it is one of the …
Corduff / Raferagh
Hill forts Hill forts are believed to have been built from the time of the late Bronze Age some 2,500 years ago. Many townlands in Corduff-Raferagh have been named after …
About Carrickmacross
Carrickmacross is a busy market town, located centrally between Dundalk, Monaghan town, Cavan and Ardee. Carrickmacross was recently by-passed which has relieved the town from heavy traffic and has reduced …
