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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.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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Feature Description: | "market town" (ADL Feature Type: "cities") |
Administrative units: | Monaghan IrlC |
Place: | Monaghan |
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