Architecture of Monaghan

1600s – Blayney Castle, Castleblayney, Co. Monaghan

The area of Muckno and Ballynalurgan was granted to Sir Edward Blayney under the Plantation of Ulster in 1607 and 1611.

1703 – Gola House, Co. Monaghan

Unusual house, similar to another in the county at Anketell. An unpopular family, the owners of Gola had been planted by King William in the 1660s.

1720s – Castle-leslie, Glaslough, Co. Monaghan

Described by Evelyn Shirley in “The History of the County of Monaghan”, published in 1879, as a brick house added to an earlier castle of Sir Thomas Ridgeway.

1760 – Aviemore House, Monaghan, Co. Monaghan

Aviemore House is the most imposing residence in Monaghan both from its grand facade to its positioning on Hill Street. The building is placed on the end of the climb of Mill Street and is visible from the Diamond –

1763 – Church of Ireland, Glaslough, Co. Monaghan

Architect: Joseph Welland

Simple Church of Ireland by the Board of First Fruits with a tall slender tower and long nave.

1770 – Lady Anne Temple, Dartrey, Co. Monaghan

Architect: James Wyatt

Mausoleum to Lady Anne Dawson for Thomas Dawson, lst Viscount Cremorne. After sitting derelict and roofless for many years,

1780s – Camla Vale, Monaghan, Co. Monaghan

After World War II, when nearby Rossmore Castle developed a severe case of dry rot, the 6th Lord Rossmore and his family were forced to leave the castle and take up residence in Camla Vale,

1780s – Farmyard, Castle Leslie, Glaslough, Co. Monaghan

One of two farmyard complexes on the Castle Leslie estate, the other still a functional farmyard. Now converted into holiday lets.

1780s – Glenburne House, Rockcorry, Co. Monaghan

Large three bay Georgian residence with curved central entrance bay. Used as a residence for land agents for the Dartrey estate.

1781 – Anketell’s Grove, Emyvale, Co. Monaghan

The third Anketell’s Grove (the other two being replaced by each subsequent house on different sites) was originally built in 1781.