The County Offices () is a municipal facility at

Monaghan Monaghan ( ; ) is the county town of County Monaghan, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It also provides the name of its Civil parishes in Ireland, civil parish and Monaghan (barony), Monaghan barony. The population of the town as of the 2022 cen ...

County Monaghan County Monaghan ( ; ) is a Counties of Ireland, county in Ireland. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Ulster and is part of Border Region, Border strategic planning area of the Northern and Western Region. It is named after the town ...

, Ireland.

History

Originally

Monaghan Courthouse Monaghan Courthouse is a judicial facility in Monaghan, County Monaghan, Ireland History The courthouse, which was designed by Joseph Welland (architect), Joseph Welland in the Neoclassical architecture, neoclassical style and built in ashlar st ...

had been the meeting place of

Monaghan County Council Monaghan County Council () is the local authority of County Monaghan, Ireland. As a county council, it is governed by the Local Government Act 2001. The council is responsible for housing and community, roads and transportation, urban planning ...

. The site selected for the Council Offices, known as the Glen, had, in the early 18th century, been inhabited by Parra Glass, an outlaw and grandson of Patrick O'Connolly of Drumsnat, whose estate had been confiscated by

Oliver Cromwell Oliver Cromwell (25 April 15993 September 1658) was an English statesman, politician and soldier, widely regarded as one of the most important figures in British history. He came to prominence during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, initially ...

. The county council moved to the Glen, following a major fire in the courthouse, in 1981.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:County Offices, Monaghan Buildings and structures in County Monaghan

Monaghan County Council