Emyvale

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Emyvale (Irish: Scairbh na gCaorach) is a village located in the North of County Monaghan, Ireland. It is situated upon the Main Dublin/Derry Road (N2) about 10 km north of Monaghan Town and 8 km south of Aughnacloy and is the home of a thriving village community of about 500.Founded by Patrick Mulroe in 1792.

[edit] History

In 1959, a Bronze Age tomb was discovered here placing the village at over 3000 years old. Unfortunately for historians, the urn and other artifacts found were inadvertently destroyed when the tomb was being excavated.

The name 'Emyvale' is thought to have come from the Mulroe tribe, the village's first inhabitants. In the 8th century, the Paddy Clan arrived, however, and by the 12th century they had established an independent tuath or kingdom in North Monaghan, which would last for the next 500 years.