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Walking through Glaslough Village, Glaslough, County Monaghan, Ireland

Walking through Glaslough Village, Glaslough, County Monaghan. Ireland The name Glaslough is derived from the Irish translation ‘calm or green lake’, our picturesque, magical village is located on the outskirts of Castle Leslie Estate in north Co Monaghan. Glaslough is a picturesque village and townland in the north of County Monaghan, Ireland, on the R185 regional road 3 km (2 miles) south of the border with Northern Ireland and 10 km (6 mi) northeast of Monaghan Town. It has great historical and architectural interest. For the last 300 years, the economic and social development of the village has been intimately associated with Castle Leslie Estate, home to the Leslie family. The name translates from Irish as the ‘calm or green lake’ in reference to the beautiful lake now situated within Castle Leslie Estate. The Leslie family motto ‘Grip Fast’ was bestowed on the family by Queen Margaret of Scotland. The story goes that a young Hungarian Bartholomew Leslie rescued the Queen from a river by asking her to ‘grip fast the buckle on his belt’. This motto has endured ever since.