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244  IRELAND REGION B Y REGION

2 Drumlane
Road map C3. 1 km (0.5 miles) S of
Milltown, Co Cavan. @ to Belturbet.
Standing alone by the River
Erne, the medieval church
and round tower of Drumlane
merit a visit as much for their
delightful setting as for the
ruins themselves. The abbey
church, founded in the early
13th century but significantly
altered about 200 years later,
features fine Romanesque
carvings. The nearby round
tower has lost its cap but is
unusual for the well-finished
stonework, with carvings of
birds on the north side.

3 Corlea Trackway
Ruins of the monastery in Drumlane
Road map C3. Kenagh, Co Longford.
1 Monaghan The pride of the museum’s Tel 043 322 2386. @ to Longford.
Open May–Sep: 10am–6pm daily (last
historical collection is the
Road map D2. Co Monaghan. adm: 45 mins before closing). & 8
* 6,000. @ n Clones Rd (047 Cross of Clogher, an ornate = 7 limited.
81122). ∑ monaghantourism.com bronze altar cross which dates
from around 1400. The Corlea Trackway Visitor
The spruce and thriving town The Gothic Revival Cathedral Centre interprets an Iron Age
of Monaghan is the urban of St Macartan perches on a bog road built in the year
highlight of the northern hilltop south of the town, with 148 BC. The oak road is the
Mid lands. Planted by James I in fine views over Monaghan. longest of its kind in Europe.
1613 (see p43), it developed An 18 m (60 ft) length of
into a prosperous industrial E County Museum preserved road is on permanent
centre, thanks mainly to the Hill St. Tel 047 82928. Open11am– display in a specially designed
local manufacture of linen. A 5pm Mon–Fri, noon–5pm Sat. hall to prevent the ancient
crannog (see p37) off Glen Road Closed public hols. 7 limited. wood from cracking in the heat.
is the sole trace of the town’s
Celtic beginnings.
Monaghan centres on three
almost contiguous squares.
The main attraction in Market
Square is the 18th-century
Market House (now an arts
centre), a squat but charming
building with the original oak
beams still visible. To the east
lies Church Square, very much
the heart of modern Monaghan
and lined with dignified
19th-century buildings, such as
the Classical-style courthouse.
The third square, which is
known as the Diamond, was the
orig inal marketplace. It contains
the Rossmore Memorial, a
large Victorian drinking foun tain
with an ornate stone canopy
supported by marble columns.
Do not miss the award-
winning County Museum, which
tells the story of Monaghan’s
linen and lace-making industries. Corlea Trackway
For hotels and restaurants in this region see p302 and pp321–3

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