a market-town of Ireland, in the county of Monaghan, province of Ulster, 14 miles from Dundalk. The principal public buildings are the parish church and the union workhouse. The ruins of a large castle belonging to the Essex family are to be seen in the neighbourhood. In the town there is a large distillery; and the trade in grain also is considerable. Pop. (1851) 4268, including 1734 in the workhouse.