Castleblayney
Baile na Lorgan | |
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Town | |
Coordinates: 54°07′12″N 06°44′20″W / 54.12000°N 6.73889°W | |
Country | Ireland |
Province | Ulster |
County | Monaghan |
Elevation | 104 m (341 ft) |
Population | 3,607 |
Eircode routing key | A75 |
Telephone area code | +353(0)42 |
Irish Grid Reference | H824199 |
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1831 | 1,828 | — |
1841 | 2,134 | +16.7% |
1851 | 2,077 | −2.7% |
1861 | 1,822 | −12.3% |
1871 | 1,809 | −0.7% |
1881 | 1,810 | +0.1% |
1891 | 1,721 | −4.9% |
1901 | 1,576 | −8.4% |
1911 | 1,692 | +7.4% |
1926 | 1,550 | −8.4% |
1936 | 1,725 | +11.3% |
1946 | 1,769 | +2.6% |
1951 | 2,173 | +22.8% |
1956 | 2,143 | −1.4% |
1961 | 2,127 | −0.7% |
1966 | 2,083 | −2.1% |
1971 | 2,395 | +15.0% |
1981 | 3,473 | +45.0% |
1986 | 3,035 | −12.6% |
1991 | 2,938 | −3.2% |
1996 | 2,808 | −4.4% |
2002 | 2,936 | +4.6% |
2006 | 3,124 | +6.4% |
2011 | 3,634 | +16.3% |
2016 | 3,607 | −0.7% |
2022 | 3,926 | +8.8% |
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Castleblayney (/ˌkæsəlˈbleɪni/; Irish: Baile na Lorgan)[7] is a town in County Monaghan, Ireland. The town had a population of 3,607 as of the 2016 census.[1] Castleblayney is near the border with County Armagh in Northern Ireland, and lies on the N2 road from Dublin to Derry and Letterkenny.