In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Carrickmacross like this:
Carrickmacross, or Magheross, market town, par., and township with ry. sta., S. co. Monaghan, 51 miles NW. of Dublin -- par., 16,708 ac., pop. 6960; township, 118 ac., pop. 2002; 2 Banks. Market-days, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday, the last for grain. It has a large trade in corn and provisions; and possesses a free grammar school, founded and endowed by Lord Weymouth in 1711.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Carrickmacross, in and County Monaghan | Map and description, A Vision of Ireland through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofireland.org/place/30501
Date accessed: 02nd October 2024
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