Books
Livingstone, Peadar. The Monaghan Story: A Documented History of the County Monaghan from the Earliest Times to 1976. Clogher Historical Society, 1980.
Shirley, Evelyn Phillip. The History of the County of Monaghan. Pickering, 1879.
Rushe, Denis Carolan and Clogher Historical Society. History of Monaghan for Two Hundred Years 1660-1860. Clogher Historical Society, 1996.
Dooley, Terence A. M. The plight of Monaghan Protestants, 1912-1926. Irish Academic Press, 2000.
Murnane, James H. At the ford of the birches: the history of Ballybay, it’s people and vicinity. Murnane Brothers, 1999.
Treanor, Máire. Clones Lace: The Story and Patterns of an Irish Crochet. Mercier Press, 2002.
Collins, Peter. County Monaghan sources in the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland. PRONI, 1944.
Journals and Journal Articles
The Clogher Record (1953-current). Clogher Historical Society.
Rushe, Denis Carolan. ‘Monaghan in the Eighteenth Century’. Journal of the County Louth Archaeological Society, vol. 3, no. 4, 1915, p. 417.
MacDonald, Brian. ‘A Time of Desolation: Clones Poor Law Union 1845-50’. Clogher Record, vol. 17, no. 1, 2000, p. 3.
Brindley, Anna L. Archaeological Inventory of County Monaghan. Stationery Office, 1986.
Resources Available in the Local Studies Collection at Clones Library
Roman Catholic Church Records for the Diocese of Clogher up to 1880 (microfilm)
Presbyterian Church Records for Ballyalbany, Legnacreeve/Braddox, Scotstown, Corlea & *Derryvally (marriages only) (CD-rom)
Church of Ireland Records for Tydavnet, Tyholland, Donagh, Errigal Shanco & Trough, Clontibret, Drumsnat & Kilmore (CD-rom)
Folklore Collection of County Monaghan, 1930s (microfilm)
Grand Jury Presentments 1822-1834 (microfilm)
Outrage Papers 1832-1852 (microfilm)
Manuscripts of Irish Civilisation (microfilm)
Register of Presbyterian Marriages for Derryvalley 1846-1953 and 1849-1956 (printed)
The Corry’s of County Monaghan (printed)
The Cahan’s Register & Index (printed)
Admittance Register for Monaghan County Infirmary 1846-1849 & Index (printed)
North Monaghan Inquisition Book April 1846 – December 1855 by Coroner William Charles Waddle (printed)
Newspapers
The Northern Standard, 1839-present (microfilm)
The Peoples Advocate, 1876-1906 (microfilm)
The Farney Leader, 1908-1909 (microfilm)
The Clones Weekly Chronicle, 1906-1908 (microfilm)
The Monaghan People, 1906-1908 (microfilm)
The Anglo Celt, 1846-2020 (microfilm)
The Monaghan Argus, 1875-1881, 1949-1960, 1962-1965, 1967, 1969-1970 (microfilm)
The Dublin Penny Journal, 1832-1836 (microfilm)
The Dundalk Democrat, 1849-1929 and 1931-1948 (microfilm)
Other Sources for Local Studies
Griffiths Valuation maps (printed)
1835 Parish Maps (printed)
Transportation of county Monaghan convicts to Australia (printed)
Report of condition of poor in Ireland, 1836 (printed)
Workhouse minute books for Carrickmacross and Castleblayney (printed)
Collections of poetry and prose by Patrick Kavanagh
Local parish histories
Local GAA club histories
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