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:
- BGN Ireland gazetteer, 1950
- Websters new geo. dic., 1977
- LC data base, 8-21-86
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 20 km west of Dundalk and 75 km north-north-west of Dublin city centre and 106 km south west of Belfast. Carrickmacross won the European Entente Florale Silver Medal Award in 1998. The local Gaelic football and hurling club is Carrickmacross Emmets. The local soccer team is Carrick Rovers.
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