In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Monaghan like this:
Monaghan, market town, par., and co. town of Monaghan, on the Ulster Canal, 54 miles SW. of Belfast and 115 miles N. by W. of Dublin by rail - par., 13,546 ac., pop. 7898; town, pop. 3369; P.O., T.O., 4 Banks, 2 newspapers. Market-day, Monday. Monaghan contains the Roman Catholic cathedral for the diocese of Clogher. Monaghan Lough is close to the town.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Monaghan, in and County Monaghan | Map and description, A Vision of Ireland through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofireland.org/place/28126
Date accessed: 27th April 2024
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