Ireland

County Monaghan

Co. Monaghan, or Muíneachán in Irish, is located on the Border Region of Ireland. We are famous for our ancient Irish craft of lace-making and we have many lakes, forests and small mountains. Our county town is Monaghan and we have a population of approximately 56,000. We look forward to helping you connect with your ancestors’ place of origin.

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What is a Parish? We classify a Parish by the Civil Parish geographical boundaries, the basis upon which the Griffith’s Valuation and other land and tax records were created in the 19th and 20th Century. Find my Parish

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Ancestors from Monaghan

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Monaghan

Annie Boyle Simmons 1854

Monaghan +others Louth Armagh Down DOB: 1st January 1854

John Simmons (Simons, Simins, Samons, Samon) 1849

Monaghan +others Louth Armagh Down DOB: 1st January 1849

Richard McGovern

Monaghan (Monaghan) +others Monaghan DOB: 1st January 1790

Buildings from Monaghan

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Timeline from Monaghan

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1930

Travelling Folk in the 1930s

1st Jan 1938

1930

1930 All Ireland Senior Gaelic Football Final

28th Sep 1930

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Monaghan Message Board

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Drumakill

20 Jul 2022 15:57

William McMurray, born 1796 in Co. Monaghan, Ireland possibly Cornamucklaglass,

10 Jul 2022 03:42

Clarkin, Peter ~ 1806 and Elizabeth/Betsy O'Hara/O'Hare 1820, both Ireland-born

10 Jun 2022 14:15

Looking for ancestors - Fitzpatrick/McWilliams/Conley/O'Connell

9 Jun 2022 07:17

Monaghan Local Guide

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Researching Scots-Irish Ancestors: The Essential Genealogical Guide to Early Modern Ulster, 1600–1800

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Latest News from Donagh (County Monaghan)

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Donagh (Monaghan)
2nd November 2016

Cassandra nee More-Molyneux — Irish Crochet in Clones

Clones (Monaghan)
13th April 2016

Latest Events from Monaghan

Clan Gathering Treinfhir Monaghan — Treinfhir Gathering May 9th to 12th, 2019

Monaghan
9th May 2019

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