Place:


Castleblayney  County Monaghan

 

In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Castleblayney like this:

Castleblayney, market town and township with ry. sta., Muckno par., E. co. Monaghan, 18 miles NW. of Dundalk and 73 miles NW. of Dublin -- township, 185 ac., pop. 1810; P.O., T.O., 2 Banks. Market-days, Tuesday and Wednesday; is pleasantly situated on Lough Muckno. C. has corn and flax mills, with jute and tow factories. The seat of Castle Blayney, which formerly belonged to the Blayney family, is in vicinity.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Castleblayney, in and County Monaghan | Map and description, A Vision of Ireland through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofireland.org/place/27680

Date accessed: 19th May 2024


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