Always worth repeating to help researchers. Also, our family records in Monaghan are always sent to Belfast for safekeeping...births, deaths, marriages, so researchers need to know this. Ralph Wyndrum -----Original Message----- From: sardine <sardine@uswest.net> To: IRL-MONAGHAN-L@rootsweb.com <IRL-MONAGHAN-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Monday, January 22, 2001 7:01 PM Subject: Monaghan not in No. Ireland! >Dear Monaghan Listers: > >Have seen several listings recently referring to Co. Monaghan, "Northern >Ireland." It is *not* in Northern Ireland. Monaghan is in the Republic >of Ireland! To clarify the geography (and save some >misunderstandings/inflamed feelings): > >There is a difference between "Ulster" and "Northern Ireland." Many >people confuse the two, and think Ulster is another name for Northern >Ireland, which it is not. > >The province of Ulster is composed of the six counties of Northern >Ireland (Antrim, Armagh, Down, Fermanagh, Londonderry and Tyrone) and >three counties in the Republic (Monaghan, Cavan and Donegal). > >Sally M > >