Carraig Mhachaire Rois

Carraig Mhachaire Rois breaks down as carraig (rock), machaire (plain), and ros (wooded height or wood), describing a prominent rock formation on a wooded plain in County Monaghan's Barony of Farney. The settlement emerged around 1630 when the Earl of Essex constructed a castle here, though the town remained modest until rapid growth in the 1650s following the 1641 Rebellion, which briefly halt...