County Monaghan has existed since 1585 when the Mac Mathghamhna rulers of Airgialla agreed to join the Kingdom of Ireland.
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10 Facts About County Monaghan
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County Monaghan is the fifth smallest of the Republic's 26 counties by area, and the fourth smallest by population.
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County Monaghan has a number of forests, including Rossmore Forest and Dartrey Forest.
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County Monaghan is divided into three local electoral areas, each of which forms a municipal district: Ballybay–Clones, Carrickmacross–Castleblayney, and Monaghan.
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Towns of Ballybay, Carrickmacross, Castleblayney, Clones and County Monaghan were formerly represented by nine-member town councils which dealt with local matters such as the provision of utilities and housing.
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County Monaghan is the birthplace of the poet and writer Patrick Kavanagh, who based much of his work in the county.
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County Monaghan was a prolific exhibitor at the Royal Hibernian Academy throughout his lifetime and is represented by works in the collection of the National Gallery of Ireland and the Ulster Museum.
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County Monaghan was the home county of the Irish writer Sir Shane Leslie, 3rd Baronet of Glaslough, who lived at Castle Leslie in the north-east corner of the county.
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County Monaghan was a close friend of many politicians and writers of the day including the American novelist F Scott Fitzgerald, who dedicated his second novel, The Beautiful and Damned, to Leslie.
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