Tirnaneill

Tirnaneill Tír Ní Néill
Town
Tirnaneill Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 54°17′12″N 6°57′59″W / 54.2867°N 6.9664°W / 54.2867; -6.9664Coordinates: 54°17′12″N 6°57′59″W / 54.2867°N 6.9664°W / 54.2867; -6.9664
Country	Ireland
Province	Ulster
County	Monaghan
Time zone	WET (UTC+0)
• Summer (DST)	IST (WEST) (UTC-1)

Tirnaneill (Irish: Tír Ní Néill, meaning "O'Neill's land") is a townland situated in north County Monaghan in Ireland, about halfway between Emyvale and Monaghan Town at a crossroads on the N2 road known as Tirnaneill Cross.

History

It is believed that the townland was settled by the High King Uí Néill in 200 AD (hence the name, which means "land of the O'Neills"). It is said he settled here because of its proximity to the N2 (handy for popping in and out of town), and the beauty and quality of land that could not be matched anywhere else in Ireland; land he wanted for himself.

Places in County Monaghan

County town: Monaghan

Towns	Ballybay Carrickmacross Castleblayney Clones Monaghan

Villages and townlands	Annyalla Ballinode Castleshane Clontibret Corblonog Corlat Derryarrit Emyvale Glaslough Inniskeen Killycarnan Killymarron Knockacullion Knockatallon Newbliss Rockcorry Scotshouse Scotstown Sheskin Skeatry Smithborough Tirnaneill Tydavnet Tyholland

Landforms	Black Pig's Dyke Dartrey Forest Dún na Rí Forest Park Lough Egish Rossmore Forest Park Sliabh Beagh

List of townlands in County Monaghan Category:Mountains and hills of County Monaghan Category:Geography of County Monaghan

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