Emyvale is a village located in the North of County Monaghan, Ireland. It is situated upon the Main Dublin/Derry Road (N2) about 10Km north of Monaghan Town and 8Km south of Aughnacloy and is the home of a thriving village community of about 500. A village is a human settlement commonly found in rural areas. ... Monaghan (Irish: Contae Muineachán) is a county in the Republic of Ireland. ... Dublin (Irish: Baile Ãtha Cliath), is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Ireland, located near the midpoint of Irelands east coast, at the mouth of the River Liffey and at the centre of the Dublin Region. ... Derry or Londonderry (in Irish, Doire or Doire Cholm Chille), often called the Maiden City, is a city in Northern Ireland. ... Aughnacloy is a village in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. ...
History
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The first inhabitants of Emyvale were of the Ui Meith tribe, hence the name of Emy.
However in the 8th century the McKenna Clan arrived and by the 12th century they had established an independent little 'tuath' or kingdom in North Monaghan, which would last for the next 500 years.
Emyvale is over 3000 years old - a Bronze Age tomb was discovered here in 1959.
The townland of Ballynahone is on the east boundary of the civil parish of Errigal Trough, 3 kilometers east of the townland of Kilnageer, and 4 kilometers northeast of the town of Emyvale.
The townland of Tonynumery adjoins the townland of Davagh Etra to the southeast, and is one kilometer west of the town of Emyvale.
The townland of Belderg (H676 398) is 5 kilometers south of the town of Emyvale, 6 kilometers north of the town of Monaghan, and 4 1/2 kilometers southwest of the town of Glaslough.