Emyvale

Emyvale, known before the Plantation of Ulster as Scarnageeragh (), is a village and townland in the north of County Monaghan, Ireland. It is on the main Dublin to Derry and Letterkenny road, the N2, about north of Monaghan and south of Aughnacloy. Its population is about 700. The village is located in the Barony of Truagh.

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Region: Ulster
Country: Éire / Ireland
Population: 701
Timezone: Europe/Dublin

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Settlement.name: Emyvale
Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.image_skyline: Emyvale, County Monaghan - geograph.org.uk - 615632.jpg
Settlement.pushpin_map: Ireland
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Ireland
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Ireland
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Ulster
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_name2: County Monaghan
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Barony
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Truagh
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.population_as_of: 2016
Settlement.population_total: 701
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto

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Image: Emyvale, County Monaghan - geograph.org.uk - 615632.jpg

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Irish Grid Reference: H668338
Commons category: Emyvale
native label: Scairbh na gCaorach

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==History== In 1959, a Bronze Age tomb was discovered which proved that there was a settlement at the site of the village more than 3,000 years ago. Unfortunately for historians, the urn and other artifacts found were inadvertently destroyed during excavation of the tomb.