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Castleblaney

Castleblayney
Castleblaney
Baile na Lorgan
Town
Muckno Street in Castleblayney town centre
Muckno Street in Castleblayney town centre
Castleblayney is located in Ireland
Castleblayney
Castleblayney
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 54°07′12″N 6°44′17″W / 54.120°N 6.738°W / 54.120; -6.738Coordinates: 54°07′12″N 6°44′17″W / 54.120°N 6.738°W / 54.120; -6.738
Country Ireland
Province Ulster
County County Monaghan
Elevation 104 m (341 ft)
Population (2011)
 • Town 3,634
 • Urban 1,752
 • Environs 1,882
Irish Grid Reference H824199

Castleblayney or Castleblaney (/ˌkæ.səl.ˈbl.n/; Irish: Baile na Lorgan [ˈbˠalʲəˈn̪ˠaˈl̪ˠɔɾˠəɡən̪ˠ]) is a town in County Monaghan, Ireland. The town has a population of 3,634 according to the 2011 census. Castleblayney is near the border with County Armagh in Northern Ireland, and lies on the N2 road from Dublin to Derry.

The town lies above the western shore of Lough Muckno, the largest lake in County Monaghan. The River Fane flows eastwards from the lake to the Irish Sea at Dundalk in County Louth. As the Irish name of the lake ('the place where pigs swim') suggests, the area is associated with the Black Pig's Dyke, also known locally in parts of Counties Cavan and Monaghan as the Worm Ditch, an ancient Iron Age boundary of Ulster.

A few miles to the north-east is the highest elevation in County Monaghan, 'Mullyash', at altitude 317 m (1,034 ft). Markets and fair days were held in the town since the 17th century, but these have faded away in recent decades. Beyond the town there are a variety of proposed natural heritage sites.


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