Castleblayney
Baile na Lorgan | |
|---|---|
Town | |
 West Street | |
  Castleblayney Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 54°07′12″N 06°44′20″W / 54.12000°N 6.73889°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Ulster |
| County | Monaghan |
| Elevation | 104 m (341 ft) |
| Population | 3,607 |
| Eircode routing key | A75 |
| Telephone area code | +353(0)42 |
| Irish Grid Reference | H824199 |
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1831 | 1,828 | — |
| 1841 | 2,134 | +16.7% |
| 1851 | 2,077 | −2.7% |
| 1861 | 1,822 | −12.3% |
| 1871 | 1,809 | −0.7% |
| 1881 | 1,810 | +0.1% |
| 1891 | 1,721 | −4.9% |
| 1901 | 1,576 | −8.4% |
| 1911 | 1,692 | +7.4% |
| 1926 | 1,550 | −8.4% |
| 1936 | 1,725 | +11.3% |
| 1946 | 1,769 | +2.6% |
| 1951 | 2,173 | +22.8% |
| 1956 | 2,143 | −1.4% |
| 1961 | 2,127 | −0.7% |
| 1966 | 2,083 | −2.1% |
| 1971 | 2,395 | +15.0% |
| 1981 | 3,473 | +45.0% |
| 1986 | 3,035 | −12.6% |
| 1991 | 2,938 | −3.2% |
| 1996 | 2,808 | −4.4% |
| 2002 | 2,936 | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 3,124 | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 3,634 | +16.3% |
| 2016 | 3,607 | −0.7% |
| 2022 | 3,926 | +8.8% |
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Castleblayney (/ˌkæsəlˈbleɪni/; Irish: Baile na Lorgan)[7] is a town in County Monaghan, Ireland. The town had a population of 3,607 as of the 2016 census.[1] Castleblayney is near the border with County Armagh in Northern Ireland, and lies on the N2 road from Dublin to Derry and Letterkenny.
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- ^ "Northern Ireland Census of Population". Archived from the original on 17 February 2012. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
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- ^ "Baile na Lorgan / Castleblayney". logainm.ie. Irish Placenames Commission. Archived from the original on 28 April 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2020.