Monaghan (barony)

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

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.