Smithborough or Smithboro () is a village in County Monaghan, Ireland. It is within the townlands of Mullaghduff and Mullaghbrack. It is roughly midway between

Monaghan Town Monaghan ( ; ) is the county town of County Monaghan, Ireland. It also provides the name of its civil parish and barony. The population of the town as of the 2016 census was 7,678. The town is on the N2 road from Dublin to Derry and Letterken ...

and Clones on the N54. Nearby villages within 6–7 km (3 or 4 miles away) are

Threemilehouse Threemilehouse or Three Mile House () is a village in County Monaghan, Republic of Ireland. It is roughly midway between Monaghan and Newbliss on the R189. The nearest village is Smithborough. It lies mostly within the townlands of Cabragh, Dr ...

, Scotstown,

Ballinode Ballinode, also known as Bellanode (), is a village situated approximately from Monaghan Town and from Scotstown in County Monaghan, Ireland. The village straddles the Monaghan Blackwater (a tributary of the River Corr, itself a tributary of ...

, and Newbliss all within County Monaghan and Roslea in County Fermanagh. The local football team is Éire Óg, who wear blue with a gold band.

Railways

The Ulster Railway opened

Smithborough railway station Smithborough railway station was on the Ulster Railway in the Republic of Ireland. The Ulster Railway opened the station on 2 March 1863. It closed on 14 October 1957. Routes References

Disused railway stations in County Monagha ...

on 2 March 1863. In 1876 the

Great Northern Railway (Ireland) The Great Northern Railway (Ireland) (GNR(I) or GNRI) was an Irish gauge () railway company in Ireland. It was formed in 1876 by a merger of the Irish North Western Railway (INW), Northern Railway of Ireland, and Ulster Railway. The government ...

was formed. The station and line was closed on 14 October 1957.

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Towns and villages in County Monaghan {{Monaghan-geo-stub

Railways

See also

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