Margaret Carr and her husband James Graham came to the Eastern Townships of Quebec c 1841 with their two children, William and Robert.
Co. Monaghan, or Muíneachán in Irish, is located on the Border Region of Ireland. We are famous for our ancient Irish craft of lace-making and we have many lakes, forests and small mountains. Our county town is Monaghan and we have a population of approximately 56,000. We look forward to helping you connect with your ancestors’ place of origin.
Cahan's Meeting House
Location: Monaghan
Lisnavane, County Monaghan
Hope Castle
Location: Monaghan
Castleblaney, County Monagham
Ulster Canal Stores
Location: Monaghan
Clones
Travelling Folk in the 1930s
<p>Between 1937 and 1939, primary school pupils across the Republic of Ireland interviewed the elderly in their neighborhood to collect and record local stories and folklore from the 19th century. "The Schools Collection" as it became known is held by the Dúchas Folklore Collection in UCD and is and has been digitized online at duchas.ie. One of the topics schoolchildren were asked to write about were "Travelling Folk" or An Lucht Siúil. </p> <p>Here is a selection of what "settled" children wrote about travelers in the late 1930s.</p>
1938-01-01 12:00:00
1930 All Ireland Senior Gaelic Football Final
1930-09-28 12:00:00
County Monaghan in the 1830s
<p>A snapshot of pre-famine local history, as described in the "Topographical Dictionary of Ireland" by Samuel Lewis, 1837. (Much of the information collected here was submitted by members of the local gentry and clergy of the time).</p>
1837-01-01 12:00:00
Dublin-Monaghan Bombings
1974-05-17 12:00:00
Our aim is to connect all people with a link to Clones (Monaghan). You may live here, have visited here or maybe are tracing ancestors who left long ago. In any case, we’re sure to have lots to share and are delighted to welcome you.
Location: Clones (Monaghan)
Clones Workhouse
Location: Clones (Monaghan)
ABP Foodgroup, Clones, Monaghan
Fermanagh Street, Clones
Location: Clones (Monaghan)
Clones, Co Monaghan
Cara Street Clones
Location: Clones (Monaghan)
Clones Co Monaghan
Hibernian Hotel & Erin Square Clones
Location: Clones (Monaghan)
Erin Square, Clones, Co Monaghan
Clones Horse Fair
<p>Clones Horse Fair 1894<br /> Co Monaghan</p>
1894-01-01 12:00:00
Clones Shell Depot staff
<p>Clones Shell Depot Staff</p>
1919-01-01 12:00:00
1591 Map Clones Co. Monaghan
<p>This is the full 1591 map showing Clones, bottom left, Cavan, Enniskillen, Monaghan, Dungannon and a few others up towards and including the relatively minor port of Ballyshannon.</p>
1591-01-01 12:00:00
Famine Times in Clones
<p>A brief overview of how Famines times created a social enterprise in the Clones area of Co Monaghan</p>
1845-01-01 12:00:00