Carrickmacross (Ireland)
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Information for Authority record
Name (Hebrew)
קריקמקרוס (אירלנד)
Name (Latin)
Carrickmacross (Ireland)
Other forms of name
nnaa Carrickmacross
nne Carrickmacross (Monaghan)
Coordinates
-6.7149 -6.7149 53.9706 53.9706 (gooearth )
Associated country
Ireland
MARC
MARC
Sources of Information
- O Cléirigh, N. Carrickmacross lace, 1985:t.p. (Carrickmacross) Brit. CIP data (Carrickmacross (Monaghan))
- BGN Ireland gazetteer, 1950(Carrickmacross; popl.; 53p0s 58ʹ N, 6p0s 43ʹ W)
- Websters new geo. dic., 1977(Carrickmacross; town; co. Monaghan, NE Eire)
- LC data base, 8-21-86(hdg.: Carrickmacross)
Wikipedia description:
Carrickmacross (Irish: Carraig Mhachaire Rois, meaning 'rock of the wooded plain') is a town in County Monaghan, Ireland. The population was 5,745 at the 2022 census, making it the second-largest town in the county. Carrickmacross is a market town which developed around a castle built by the Earl of Essex in 1630. The town is 20km west of Dundalk and 75km north-north-west of Dublin city centre and 106km south west of Belfast. Carrickmacross won the European Entente Florale Silver Medal Award in 1998.
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