DONAGH

In 1868, the parish of Donagh contained the following places:

"DONAGH, a parish in the barony of Trough, in the county of Monaghan, province of Ulster, Ireland, 6 miles N. of Monaghan. It is situated on the river Blackwater, and contains Emyvale and Glasslough; the latter is its post town. The surface includes large tracts of bog. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Clogher, value £245, in the patronage of the bishop. The church was built in 1775, and is situated at Glasslough. There are Roman Catholic chapels at Gleronin and Corraghrin, which are united. There are also Presbyterian and Wesleyan meeting-houses, and many Sunday and other schools. Petty sessions are held at Emyvale. Seats Anketell Grove, Glasslough, Fort Johnston, and Castle Leslie. Many relies of antiquity have been found on the Glasslough estate."

"EMYVALE, a postal village in the parish of Donagh, barony of Trough, county Monaghan, province of Ulster, Ireland, 6 miles N. of Monaghan. It is situated on the road from Dublin to Londonderry, and is a police and petty sessions station. Fairs are held on the 2nd of every month."

"GLASLOUGH, a post and market town in the parish of Donagh, barony of Trough, county Monaghan, province of Ulster, Ireland, 5 miles N.E. of Monaghan, and 82 from Dublin. It is seated on the bank of a picturesque lake, from which it derives its name of Glaslough, or "Green Lake." The cross roads from Emyvale to Tynan, and from Caledon to Monaghan, meet here. The village consists of well- built houses, and presents an attractive appearance. Glaslough House is the seat of the Leslies, who own the manor, and to whom the place is indebted for most of its improvements, and for the encouragement of the flax and grain trade. Here is a dispensary within the Monaghan Poor-law Union. The mansion of Glaslough was anciently a castle with moat and drawbridge. Drumbanagher rath is near the town, the seat of a battle in which James II.'s forces were routed in 1688 by the Protestants, who lost their colonel, Matthew Anketell. The parish church stands in the town, and has a monument to Anketell. Friday is market day, Fairs are held on the third Friday of eleven months and the last Friday in December."

[Transcribed from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland 1868]
by Colin Hinson ©2018