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This is the first publication in the Monaghan Heritage Series from the Monaghan County Council Heritage Office and is funded jointly by the Heritage Council and Monaghan County Council.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/monaghan.ie\/heritage\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/02\/Monaghans-Wonderful-Wetlands_final_lowres.pdf\">View the Wonderful Wetlands PDF here.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1163 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/monaghan.ie\/heritage\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/MonaghanHeritageOffice-01-300x138.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"138\" srcset=\"https:\/\/monaghan.ie\/heritage\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/MonaghanHeritageOffice-01-300x138.jpg 300w, https:\/\/monaghan.ie\/heritage\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/MonaghanHeritageOffice-01-1024x470.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/monaghan.ie\/heritage\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/MonaghanHeritageOffice-01-768x353.jpg 768w, https:\/\/monaghan.ie\/heritage\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/MonaghanHeritageOffice-01-1536x705.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/monaghan.ie\/heritage\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/MonaghanHeritageOffice-01-2048x940.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/monaghan.ie\/heritage\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/MonaghanHeritageOffice-01-648x298.jpg 648w, https:\/\/monaghan.ie\/heritage\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/MonaghanHeritageOffice-01-418x192.jpg 418w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Monaghan\u2019s Wonderful Wetlands celebrates the natural and cultural value of our wild wetlands. 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