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MONAGHAN, an incorporated market-town and parish, the chief town of the county, and formerly a parliamentary borough, in the barony and county of MONAGHAN, and province of ULSTER, 12¼ miles, (W. S. W.) from Armagh city, and a 60 (N. N. W,) from Dublin city, on the mail coach road to Londonderry; containing 11,875 inhabitants, of which number, 3848 are in the town.

CLONES, a market and post-town, and a parish, partly in the barony of CLONKELLY, county of FERMANAGH, and partly in the baronies of MONAGHAN and DARTRY, county of MONAGHAN, and province of ULSTER, 10 miles (w. S. W.) from Monaghan town, and 62 (N.W. by N.) from Dublin city; containing 22,554 inhabitants.

CARRICKMACROSS a market and post-town, and a parish, in the barony of FARNEY, county of MONAGHAN, and province of ULSTER, 20 miles (S. E. by S.) from Monaghan town, and 40 (N. W. by N.) from Dublin city; containing 12,610 inhabitants, of which number, 2970 are in the town.

MUCKNOE (also known as Macrey), a parish, in the barony of CREMORNE, county of MONAGHAN and province of ULSTER, on the road from Carrickmacross to Armagh ; containing, with the post-town of Castle-Blayney, 9717 inhabitants.

BALLYBAY, a market and post-town, and a parish, partly in the barony of MONAGHAN, but chiefly in that of CREMORNE, county of MONAGHAN, and province of ULSTER, 8 miles (S. by E.) from Monaghan town, and 50 miles (N.W. by N.) from Dublin city; containing 6685 inhabitants, of which number, 1947 are in, the town.