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Rockcorry
Sign in to saveRockcorry (), historically known as Newtowncorry (or Cribby, from the Irish language term meaning yellow earth), is a village and townland in County Monaghan, Ireland. The village is located close to Dartrey Forest on the R188 (which links Cootehill to Monaghan town).
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Rockcorry (), historically known as Newtowncorry (or Cribby, from the Irish language term meaning yellow earth), is a village and townland in County Monaghan, Ireland. The village is located close to Dartrey Forest on the R188 (which links Cootehill to Monaghan town).
==History== Rockcorry was originally built as a market town by the Corry family. The ruin of an old stone-built brewery and mill can be seen on the outskirts of the village. Rockcorry Market House was built in 1835 by Thomas C. Steuart Corry. It is a simple, almost square building of two stories and three bays. There is a tall central arch in each facade. On the main front, the central bay breaks forward slightly and is topped by a pediment. Cornet Walter Corry built the town of Newtowncorry, later renamed Rockcorry, and the now vanished Rockcorry Castle. The current Main Street of the village was built in the 1840s.
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