County Monaghan is located in the province of Ulster with a population of approximately 56,000 people. Monaghan borders Tyrone (Northern Ireland) to the north, Armagh (Northern Ireland) to the east, Louth (Republic of Ireland) to the southeast, Meath (Republic of Ireland) to the south, Cavan (Republic of Ireland) to the southwest and Fermanagh (Northern Ireland) to the west. In the 15th century King Henry VIII’s son met with the Irish chiefs of Monaghan. The county was divided into five sections that still exist today including Farney, Cremorne, Dartrey, Monaghan and Truagh. This county was not colonised like other counties and was instead left to the native chieftains. The writer Patrick Kavanagh was born in County Monaghan.

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