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Monaghan (barony)

Barony in Monaghan, Ireland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Monaghan (Irish: Muineachán) is a barony in County Monaghan, Ireland.

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Etymology

Monaghan barony takes its name from Monaghan town (Irish: Muineachán, "abounding in thickets").[1]

Location

Monaghan is found in central County Monaghan.

Monaghan barony is bordered to the north by Trough; to the southwest by Dartree; to the southeast by Cremorne (all the preceding are also in County Monaghan); to the east by Tiranny, County Armagh; and to the west by Magherastephana and Clankelly, County Fermanagh.

History

The MacMahons were chiefs in medieval times.[2]

List of settlements

Below is a list of settlements in Monaghan barony:

References

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