Monaghan

Monaghan is the county town of . It's at the northern edge of the Republic of Ireland, close to the border with Northern Ireland. It's a quiet relaxing place: in 2022 the population was 7900.
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Places of Interest

Highlights: St Macartan’s Cathedral, Monaghan and Monaghan Hospital.

Church
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St Macartan's Cathedral is the cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Clogher in .

Hospital
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Monaghan General Hospital is a hospital in the town of Monaghan, , .

Courthouse
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is a judicial facility in Monaghan, , Ireland…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ballinode and Castleshane.

Village
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, also known as Bellanode, is a village… is situated 5 km northwest of Monaghan.

Locality
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is a small village on the outskirts… is situated 6 km east of Monaghan.

Village
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, officially Tedavnet, is a village… is situated 6 km northwest of Monaghan.

Monaghan

Latitude
54.2486° or 54° 14′ 55″ north
Longitude
-6.9689° or 6° 58′ 8″ west
Population
7,890
Elevation
72 metres (236 feet)
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Open location code
9C6M62XJ+CC
Open­Street­Map ID
node 52240197
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2962568
Wiki­data ID
Q373901
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Welsh—“Monaghan” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Monaghan”
  • Basque: “Monaghan”
  • Breton: “Muineachán”
  • Bulgarian: “Монахан”
  • Catalan: “Monaghan”
  • Cebuano: “Monaghan”
  • Chinese: “莫納亨”
  • Chinese: “莫纳亨”
  • Cornish: “Muineachán”
  • Danish: “Monaghan”
  • Dutch: “Monaghan”
  • Finnish: “Monaghan”
  • French: “Monaghan”
  • Georgian: “მონაჰანი”
  • German: “Monaghan”
  • Greek: “Μόναχαν”
  • Hebrew: “מונגאן”
  • Indonesian: “Monaghan”
  • Irish: “Muineachán”
  • Italian: “Monaghan”
  • Japanese: “モナハン”
  • Korean: “모나한”
  • Korean: “모너핸”
  • Latin: “Monaghum”
  • Latvian: “Monahana”
  • Lithuanian: “Monachanas”
  • Macedonian: “Монахан”
  • Manx: “Muineachán”
  • Northern Frisian: “Monaghan”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Monaghan”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Monaghan”
  • Persian: “موناقان”
  • Polish: “Monaghan”
  • Portuguese: “Monaghan”
  • Russian: “Монахан”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Muineachán”
  • Serbian: “Монахан”
  • Slovak: “Monaghan”
  • Spanish: “Monaghan”
  • Swahili: “Monaghan”
  • Swedish: “Monaghan”
  • Thai: “มอนาฮัน”
  • Ukrainian: “Монахан”
  • Urdu: “مونیہین”
  • Welsh: “Monaghan”
  • Welsh: “Muineachán”
  • “Monaghan”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Tranquilla and Milltown.

County Monaghan: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Carrickmacross and Clones.

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