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Monaghan is an inland county and one of the smallest, only covering 500 square miles (1,300 square km). It's often described as "drumlin country" from the small hills dotting the landscape, which were left behind when the glaciers retreated--the word coming from the Irish "droim," meaning back or hump. Patrick Kavanagh, one of Ireland's greatest poets, described his birthplace as having "stony grey soil.'
The county takes its name from the Irish "muineachan," meaning "the place of the shrubs," which is understandable even today, given the areas of woodland and forest parks, which make it so attractive.
Its undulating and fertile landscape, with small ...
Source: HighBeam Research, County Monaghan.(The Northwest)