The Curragh

The Curragh is a locality in County Monaghan, Ulster. The Curragh is situated nearby to the locality The Mullans, as well as near Stone Bridge.

Places of Interest

Highlights include St Tiernach’s Park and Clones Round Tower.

St Tiernach’s Park

Stadium

Photo: Derry Boi, Public domain.

St Tiernach's Park is the principal GAA stadium of Ulster GAA located in County Monaghan, Ireland. It is used mainly for Gaelic football. Such is its association with the town of Clones, which is located to the south, that the venue itself is often referred to simply as Clones. St Tiernach’s Park is situated 3 km west of The Curragh.

Clones Round Tower

Photo: AFBorchert, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Clones Round Tower is situated 3½ km southwest of The Curragh.

St Tighearnach’s Church, Clones

Church

Photo: Kieran Campbell, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Tighearnach’s Church, Clones is situated 3½ km southwest of The Curragh.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Clones and Rosslea.

Clones

Photo: Ian R Maxwell, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Clones is a town in County Monaghan in the Republic of Ireland, with a population of 1900 in 2022. It's in the north of the country, close to the border with Northern Ireland which here twists and turns in unusual ways.

Rosslea

Village

Photo: Brian Shaw, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Rosslea, locally Roslea, is a small village in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, near the border with County Monaghan in the Republic of Ireland. It stands on the Finn River, amid a number of small natural lakes. Rosslea is situated 5 km north of The Curragh.

Newbliss

Village

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Newbliss, historically known as Lisdaragh, is a village and townland in the west of County Monaghan in Ireland. The village is 15 km south-west of Monaghan town where the R183 and R189 roads intersect. Newbliss is situated 5 km southeast of The Curragh.

The Curragh

Type: Locality
Location: County Monaghan, Ulster, Northwest Ireland and Lakelands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.19618° or 54° 11′ 46″ north

Longitude

-7.18711° or 7° 11′ 14″ west

Open location code

9C6J5RW7+F5

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1235001037

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

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