The Principal Families of Ulster: In Monaghan

(a) THAT part of the kingdom of Orgiall called Monaghan was overrun by the forces of John de Courcy, in the reign of King John, but the MacMahons maintained their national independence to the reign of Elizabeth; when Monaghan was formed into a county, and so called from its chief town Muineachan, which signifies the "Town of the Monks."

(c) THE MODERN NOBILITY IN MONAGHAN.

The noble families in Monaghan have been those of Dawson, barons of Cremorne; Westenra, lords Rossmore; and Blayney, lords Blayney. The other chief landed proprietors are the families of Shirley, Leslie, Coote, Corry, and Hamilton, etc.

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