Carrickmacross
CarrickmacrossCivil parishes of County MonaghanFormer urban districts in the Republic of IrelandTowns and villages in County MonaghanUse Hiberno-English from October 2016
Carrickmacross (Irish: Carraig Mhachaire Rois, meaning 'rock of the wooded plain') is a town in County Monaghan, Ireland. The town and environs had a population of 5,032 according to the 2016 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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| Latitude | Longitude |
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| N 53.976 ° | E -6.719 ° |
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Central Bar
Main Street 36
A81 N793
Ireland
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