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A visit to Emyvale, Co. Monaghan in 2020

A slideshow of photos I took during my first visit to Emyvale in County Monaghan on Sunday 20th December 2020. Emyvale (Irish: Scairbh na gCaorach, meaning "shallow ford of the sheep") is a village in the north of County Monaghan. It is on the N2 Dublin to Derry and Letterkenny Road. It is about 10 km (6 miles) north of Monaghan Town and 8 km (5 miles) south of Aughnacloy. Emyvale had a population of 701 in the 2016 Census. The Mountain Water River flows through Emyvale and Emy Lough is located east of the village. In 1959, a Bronze Age tomb was discovered which proved that there was a settlement at the site of the village more than 3,000 years ago. Unfortunately for historians, the urn and other artefacts found were inadvertently destroyed during excavation of the tomb. The name Scairbh na gCaorach (the Irish language name for Emyvale) means 'shallow ford of the sheep', referring to a low (and easily traversable) point in the Mountain Water river on which Emyvale is situated. The name is thought to have come from the Ui Meith tribe, the village's first inhabitants. Scairbh na gCaorach was abbreviated to "Scarna" in the early part of the 19th Century (indeed a local hostelry bears this name), although this fell out of common usage and village is now referred to by its English language name – Emyvale. In the 8th century, the McKenna Clan arrived and, by the 12th century, they had established an independent túath or kingdom in North Monaghan which would last for the next 450 years. In more recent times, Emyvale was immortalised by the renowned 19th-century Irish writer William Carleton as part of his Traits and Stories of the Irish Peasantry series, which included The Fair of Emyvale (a short story based upon Carleton's experiences of the north Monaghan landscape where he was educated as a young man at a 'hedge school' situated beside St Mary's chapel, Glennan, near Glaslough). Donagh Oratory is a Roman Catholic Church located in the former Court House in Emyvale. The Court House which was burned down in 1921 during the War of Independence. The courthouse became the Parochial Hall until 1971 when it was converted into an oratory. The oratory was rebuilt in 1999 and contains several stained glass windows. Before the oratory opened the nearest church to Emyvale was St. Patrick's Church in Corracrin to the south of Emyvale. The nearest primary school to Emyvale is also located in Corracrin. Emyvale has a GAA Club The former rugby player Tommy Bowe is a native of Emyvale. He played rugby for Ulster, Ospreys, Ireland and the British and Irish Lions. Bus Eireann Route 32 serves Emyvale and links Emyvale with Dublin, Monaghan, Omagh and Letterkenny. Emyvale used to have an Orange Hall.