Carrickmacross
Carraig Mhachaire Rois | |
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Town | |
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Coordinates: 53°58′34″N 6°43′08″W / 53.976°N 6.719°W | |
Country | Ireland |
Province | Ulster |
County | County Monaghan |
Elevation | 44 m (144 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 5,032 |
Eircode routing key | A81 |
Telephone area code | +353(0)42 |
Irish Grid Reference | H837039 |
Website | www |
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1821 | 1,641 | — |
1831 | 2,979 | +81.5% |
1841 | 1,997 | −33.0% |
1851 | 2,529 | +26.6% |
1861 | 2,063 | −18.4% |
1871 | 2,017 | −2.2% |
1881 | 2,002 | −0.7% |
1891 | 1,779 | −11.1% |
1901 | 1,874 | +5.3% |
1911 | 2,064 | +10.1% |
1926 | 1,995 | −3.3% |
1936 | 2,095 | +5.0% |
1946 | 2,116 | +1.0% |
1951 | 2,045 | −3.4% |
1956 | 2,155 | +5.4% |
1961 | 2,108 | −2.2% |
1966 | 2,094 | −0.7% |
1971 | 2,475 | +18.2% |
1981 | 3,292 | +33.0% |
1986 | 3,465 | +5.3% |
1991 | 3,341 | −3.6% |
1996 | 3,617 | +8.3% |
2002 | 3,832 | +5.9% |
2006 | 4,387 | +14.5% |
2011 | 4,925 | +12.3% |
2016 | 5,032 | +2.2% |
2022 | 5,745 | +14.2% |
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Carrickmacross (Irish: Carraig Mhachaire Rois, meaning 'rock of the wooded plain')[4] is a town in County Monaghan, Ireland. The town and environs had a population of 5,032 according to the 2016 census,[1] making it the second-largest town in the county. Carrickmacross is a market town which developed around a castle built by the Earl of Essex in 1630. The town is 20 km west of Dundalk and 75 km north-north-west of Dublin city centre and 106 km south west of Belfast. Carrickmacross won the European Entente Florale Silver Medal Award in 1998.[5] The local Gaelic football and hurling club is Carrickmacross Emmets. The local soccer team is Carrick Rovers.