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Situated at the centre of Convent Lake, which was called Spark’s Lake (OS 1834). This is a subrectangular lake (dims c. 180m NW-SE; c. 150m NE-SW) in Monaghan town, and it is c. 500m SW of the town centre. A map of 1591 depicts Macmahoon’s house on an island in the lake (Mooney 1957, Pl. 12), but one of Bartlett’s map…
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From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record MO009-037
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- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Eric Jones, Geograph · Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0
- Brian Lenehan, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Kenneth Allen, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
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- Willow, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.5
- Enda O Flaherty, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
Saint Louis ConventConvent/nunnery · 101 yd
store/warehouse201 ydExplorer Tom Store or warehouse in Mullaghmonaghan moans at night when the wind blows through the Ulster Canal ruins. It was built for the canal, which never really worked out anyway. Go at sunset and thank me later for the chill.
Scoil ÉannaSchool · 227 yd
post box284 ydExplorer Tom Post box in Tirkeenan started because two lads bet they could paint it green and everyone would notice. It’s a cast-iron legend that changed colours when the politics got too spicy. Go in good spirits and wave at it.
Saint Joseph's PresbyteryPresbytery/parochial/curate's house · 290 ydExplorer Tom Saint Joseph's Presbytery had a cow try to buy it once during a market day mix-up. It’s right next to the church and looks incredibly well-kept for its age. Stand where the owner stood and feel the power.
Saint Joseph's Catholic ChurchChurch/chapel · 302 ydExplorer Tom Saint Joseph's Catholic Church in Mullaghmonaghan has buttresses that look like they’re ready to fight. A bishop refused to visit because it was too flashy, allegedly. Sit on a wall near it and think about your sins.
Saint Mary's National SchoolChurch/chapel · 326 ydExplorer Tom Saint Mary's National School in Mullaghmonaghan is feuding with the rain because it thinks the clouds are jealous of its gables. It was a school for farmers’ kids back in the day, now it’s just damp walls. Pretend it’s yours and plan the holiday you’ll never take.
Old Cross SquareMonument · 706 yd
Peter's LakePark · 772 yd
Monaghan County MuseumMuseum · 1050 yd
European ash1455 yd
Giants GreveWedge tomb · 4.6 miExplorer Tom "Giants Greve is hiding a scandal about a stone that wasn’t invited to the party. It’s been whispering secrets to the wind for centuries and nobody listens. Snap one photo, then put the phone away and actually look."
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