Smithborough

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Smithborough

Total population

495

Coordinates54.22°, -7.10°

Demographic figures from Central Statistics Office (Ireland). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Smithborough or Smithboro is a village in County Monaghan, Ireland. It is within the townlands of Mullaghduff and Mullaghbrack, roughly midway between Monaghan town and Clones on the N54. Nearby villages within 6–7 km (3.7–4.3 mi) are Threemilehouse, Scotstown, Ballinode, and Newbliss all within County Monaghan and Roslea in County Fermanagh. The local football team is Éire Óg, who wear blue with a gold band.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

Charles Gavan Duffy

Irish nationalist, journalist, poet and Australian politician (1816-1903)

Juan Mackenna

Chilean military officer

Tommy Bowe

Rugby union player and television presenter from Ireland

Jonathan Douglas

Irish footballer

Kevin McBride

Irish boxer

Bernadette Ní Ghallchóir

Irish television presenter

P

Patrick McCabe

Irish writer (born 1955)

Seán Gallagher

Irish businessperson and reality television personality

James Cecil Parke

Irish tennis player (1881-1946)

J

John McGough

Scottish athlete

F

Fergal O'Hanlon

Irish activist

Pat McGuigan

Irish singer

Barry McGuigan

Irish boxer

Thomas J. Fitzpatrick

Irish politician (1918–2006)

James Barnett Allison

rugby union player (1880-1907)

M

Mark Connolly

Irish soccer player

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Monaghan

• Grand Marais
  3433.8 mi away
• Lutsen
  3449.9 mi away
• Ely
  3480.2 mi away
• Finland
  3480.7 mi away
• Beaver Bay
  3490.4 mi away
• Babbitt
  3494.8 mi away
• Ranier
  3500.9 mi away
• International Falls
  3503.4 mi away
• Aurora
  3510.8 mi away
• Nett Lake
  3513.6 mi away · pop. 171
• Biwabik
  3514 mi away
• Littlefork
  3517.2 mi away

Browse all places in Monaghan →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

bittersweet nightshade

Solanum dulcamara

Seen 2026-08-15

Small Tortoiseshell

Aglais urticae

Seen 2026-08-15

Eurasian Blackbird

Turdus merula

Seen 2026-08-15

European Peacock Butterfly

Aglais io

Seen 2026-08-15

Marmalade Hover Fly

Episyrphus balteatus

Seen 2026-08-15

Painted Lady

Vanessa cardui

Seen 2026-08-15

Mallard

Anas platyrhynchos

Seen 2026-08-15

Sloe Bug

Dolycoris baccarum

Seen 2026-08-15

Common Snowberry

Symphoricarpos albus

Seen 2026-08-15

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Official Identifiers