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Civil parish

Magheross

Machaire Rois

Magheross is a civil parish in Monaghan. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.

Recorded locationMagheross53.99254° N · 6.79215° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ieOpen in OpenStreetMap ↗

The name

machaireplainros(wooded) height; wood; promontory

These Irish name elements are associated with this record in the Logainm glossary.

An element’s translation is a clue, rather than a complete explanation of the name. Its form and meaning depend on local history and the full Irish name.

Recorded forms

  • Machaire Rois · Irish · main form · validated name
  • Magheross · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type
Civil parish
County
Monaghan
Barony
Farney
Coordinates
53.99254, -6.79215
Mapped area
67.43 km²
Logainm ID
1992 ↗

Sources & further reading

  1. Logainm.ie — Magheross. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.