The Heritage Office is responsible for the development and implementation of the Biodiversity and Heritage Strategic Plan 2020-2025.

The position of Heritage Officer and the implementation of the Heritage Plan are jointly funded by the Heritage Council and Monaghan County Council.

Heritage Events are held on a regular basis, including a range of activities during Heritage Week, which is usually held in the last week in August. www.heritageweek.ie

The Heritage Office acts as the secretariat for the County Monaghan Heritage Forum, which advises on the implementation of the Heritage Plan.

The forum is a multi-stakeholder body and consists of elected members, statutory and non-statutory agencies, community and voluntary groups and Monaghan County Council staff.

 

Heritage Officer,
Monaghan County Council,
M-Tek 1 Building, Armagh Road, Knockaconny, Monaghan,H18 K038

Telephone: 047 73722
Email: heritage@monaghancoco.ie

Useful links:

The Heritage Council

National Monuments Service

Historic Environment Viewer

Buildings of Ireland: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage

Preserving and Promoting Ireland’s Architectural Heritage and Decorative Arts | Irish Georgian Society

Welcome to Oral History Network of Ireland

logainm.ie | Placenames Database of Ireland

dúchas.ie | National Folklore Collection UCD Digitization Project

Welcome to the National Museum of Ireland | National Museum of Ireland

The National Archives of Ireland

National Parks & Wildlife Service

Sliabh Beagh – Where the counties of Monaghan, Fermanagh and Tyrone meet – ODDM.ie

Headstone erected by Edmond Sharry, Tydavnet – 3D model by The Discovery Programme (@discoveryprogramme) [a1f9405]

Peat Hub Ireland

Heritage Council Landing Page – by the Heritage Council

Ordnance Survey Ireland (OSi) 19th Century Historical Maps

Irish Handball Alley