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'''Scotstown''' (((Irish place name|Baile an Scotaigh|no_translate=yes)))<ref>((cite web|url = https://www.logainm.ie/40963.aspx | publisher = Irish Placenames Commission | website = logainm.ie | title = Baile an Scotaigh / Scotstown | accessdate = 19 February 2020))</ref> is a village in the [[townland]] of Bough (((Irish place name|An Bhothach|place of huts)))<ref>((cite web|url = https://www.logainm.ie/40934.aspx | publisher = Irish Placenames Commission | website = logainm.ie | title = An Bhothach / Bough | accessdate = 19 February 2020))</ref> in north [[County Monaghan]], [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]]. Scotstown is located in the [[parish]] of [[Tydavnet]], along the [[Monaghan Blackwater]], Scotstown being the village closest to the river's source. Scotstown is centred in the [[townland]] of Bough, but extends into Carrowhatta, Teraverty,  Drumdesco and Stracrunnion townlands.

==Name==
Several theories exist around the origin of the [[English Language]] name, either deriving from the fact that a lot of [[Scots people|Scots]] were located there during the [[Plantations of Ireland|Plantation]] of Monaghan (County Monaghan not having been part of the [[Plantation of Ulster]]), or it may have been named after a local landowner, George Scott, in the 1660s. Older documents, including [[Alexander Thom (almanac editor)|Thom]]'s ''Irish Almanac'' of 1862,<ref>http://www.libraryireland.com/articles/MonaghanCountyDirectoryThom1862/index.php From Thom's Irish Almanac - Monaghan Directory</ref> alternate between referencing the village as Scottstown and Scotstown.

With regard to its [[Irish language]] names, the traditional name of ''An Bhoth'' or ''An Bhothach'' comes from the [[townland]] of Bough, where the village is centered, with the likely meaning of tent or hut,<ref>http://www.libraryireland.com/plnm/ From Irish Local Names explained - by P. W. Joyce</ref> suggesting humble origins for the village. This is the name appearing on signs as you enter the village. On [[Ordnance Survey]] maps and road signs, the village also carries the name ''Baile an Scotaigh'', which literally means 'town of the Scot'. This is a comparatively rare occurrence of the Irish form being a translation of the English form, as opposed to the Irish form being the original.((citation needed|date=February 2020))  ''An Bhoth'' is used by the local [[Gaelic Athletic Association]] club and the local school.

== History ==
[[File:DSCF0028scot.jpeg|thumb|Scotstown village]]
A [[crannóg]] in the local Hollywood lake was the headquarters of Patrick Mac Art Moyle MacMahon. In 1591, [[William FitzWilliam (Lord Deputy)|Lord Deputy Fitzwilliam]] broke up the MacMahon lordship in Monaghan when "The MacMahon", hereditary leader of the sept, resisted the imposition of an English [[sheriff]]; he was hanged and his lordship divided. Patrick Mac Art Moyle MacMahon became one of the independent leaders of the divided MacMahon lordship. The MacMahons generally fought amongst themselves during most of the [[Nine Years' War (Ireland)|Nine Years' War]] (1594–1603), and Patrick Mac Art Moyle MacMahon, along with other MacMahon leaders, ultimately surrendered to [[Charles Blount, 1st Earl of Devonshire|Baron Mountjoy]] in 1601. Although the MacMahon's retained most of their land after the war, unable to raise taxes they would eventually give up their land as payment for those taxes.

A [[Catholic]] church was built in the neighbouring [[townland]] of Drumdesco in 1785 (rebuilt in the 1820s), referred to locally as Urbleshanny [[Chapel]], but officially dedicated to [[St Mary]]. Church registers go back to 1835 for births and 1825 for marriages. It is one of the three catholic churches in the Parish of Tydavnet. St. Mary's has an adjoining [[cemetery]] with graves dating back to the late 18th century. Urbleshanny chapel served as a [[pro-cathedral]] for the Catholic [[Diocese of Clogher (Roman Catholic)|Diocese of Clogher]] from 1801 to 1824, while [[Bishop James Murphy|Dr. James Murphy]] was bishop. At the time it was noted to have no ceiling, no boards on the floor, and only partially fitted with pews. A tradition in Urbleshanny after weddings was to hold a race for a bottle of whiskey, and there is still a place near the chapel called Whiskey Hollow were these races were said to have taken place. Another [[Presbyterian]] cemetery exists close to the village centre, but is no longer in use.

The village [[National school (Ireland)|national school]] is also called Urbleshanny and is located in Carrowhatta. Urbleshanny National School opened on the current site in 1932.<ref name="schoolabout">((Cite web|url=http://urbleshannyns.com/about-us|title = Urbleshanny NS))</ref> An earlier school, of the same name, is reputed to have been the earliest Catholic school in the Diocese of Clogher, having been set up in 1791, just after the [[Penal Laws against Irish Catholics|penal laws]] were repealed.<ref name="schoolabout"/>

In the 18th and 19th centuries, the lowlands surrounding Scotstown were favoured by the landed classes, and as a consequence, they have left some ornamental woodland behind, including Hollywood and Mullaghmore.

During the 18th century, Scotstown developed as a small market centre and by the 1830s, Scotstown was known to have a thriving fair, which centred on the [[village green]], and the green is still an open space today. Records show that traders came to sell [[Calico (fabric)|calico]], printed and course linens, stockings, socks, combs, brushes, cutlery and other hardware. Also in the 18th century, Scotstown served as a depot for quarried stones coming from a number of locations in the [[Sliabh Beagh]] mountains.

It is on record in 1938 as having a [[blacksmith]]. Scotstown also had a [[Royal Irish Constabulary]] (RIC) barracks, with probably 4 officers stationed here. Electric power first arrived in Scotstown in 1948.

==The Troubles==
North Monaghan is a staunchly [[Irish Republicanism|Republican]] area. The [[Partition of Ireland]] in the early 1920s has had a huge impact on the people and their way of life for generations. In the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s, during [[The Troubles]], Scotstown and its surrounding hinterland was known for having a large number of active members of the [[Provisional Irish Republican Army|Provisional IRA]]. The area was always of significant interest to both the ''[[Garda Síochána]]'' (a force usually known simply as 'the Garda') and the [[British Crown]] forces. One of the most notorious members of the Provisional IRA in the area, [[Séamus McElwain]], from [[Knockatallon]], was killed whilst attempting to ambush a British Army Patrol close to the neighbouring village of [[Roslea]] in the south-east of [[County Fermanagh]] on 26 April 1986. His subsequent funeral at Urbleshanny Chapel in Scotstown was a huge event, with over 4,000 people attending to pay their respects to a local man. The local battalion of the Provisional IRA put on a huge show of strength at the funeral. Séamus was buried with full honours from ''[[Óglaigh na hÉireann#Irish Volunteers/Irish Republican Army|Óglaigh na hÉireann]]'' and a memorial to him was erected by the local people at Corlatt, [[Knockatallon]].

== Sport ==
[[Scotstown GAA]] is the local [[Gaelic football]] club, which has had some success in the past, and is currently ranked 3rd in towns winning the [[Ulster Senior Club Football Championship]]. Its last victory was in 2013 and before that was 1989. [[Seán McCague]], a native of Scotstown, was also GAA president from 2000 to 2003.

== Amenities ==
Formerly, Scotstown had two furniture manufacturers, which provided employment directly within the village. It also has four [[Pub|public houses]], a small grocery shop/[[post office]], a [[pharmacy]] and several other small retail outlets.((citation needed|date=February 2020))

During October, Scotstown hosts a traditional music festival, ''Scoil Cheoil na Botha'', which features workshops, concerts and sessions.<ref>((cite web| url = http://www.anbhoth.ie| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070917151929/http://www.anbhoth.ie/| archive-date = 2007-09-17| title = Scoil Cheoil na Botha - October 12th -14th, Scotstown, Co Monaghan ( Promoting Irish Traditional Music in Co. Monaghan)))</ref>

Each summer, the Tydavnet Parish Show is held near Scotstown in the townland of Drumshevra.<ref>((cite web| url = http://www.tydavnetshow.ie/| title = Tydavnet Show Agricultural Show County Monaghan))</ref>

== Transport ==
[[TFI Local Link|Local Link]] bus route M1 links the village with [[Monaghan]] several times daily from Mondays to Saturdays inclusive.<ref>
((cite web |last1=Smyth |first1=Padraic |title=M1 - Monaghan Town Service Route Maps |url=https://www.locallinkcm.ie/timetable/m1-monaghan-town-service-route-maps/ |website=TFI Local Link Cavan Monaghan |access-date=14 January 2022))
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((cite web |title=Line Route M1 - Local Link Cavan Monaghan - Bus Schedules |url=https://m.moovitapp.com/ireland-502/lines/M1/30472982/5511684/en?ref=2&poiType=line&sid=37482738&customerId=4908 |website=[[Moovit]] |access-date=14 January 2022 |language=en))
</ref>

== Places of interest ==
[[File:Hollywood Park notice board (geograph 3071885).jpg|thumb|Sign at the Hollywood recreational area]]
Just outside Scotstown is Hollywood Park recreational area, centred on a lake. A local voluntary committee purchased the lake and its surrounds in 1969, and since then have developed the park with the support of various funding agencies, private donations and [[Monaghan County Council]]. The lake itself is stocked with [[bream]], [[rudd]] (which locals call roach), [[perch]] and [[Esox|pike]].

A number of marked mountain trails are maintained in the nearby [[Sliabh Beagh]] area. A tourism centre and hotel have been opened in [[Corlat]] as a staging point for these walks.

A commemorative "famine stone", marking the location where [[potato blight]] was first noticed in County Monaghan, can be seen in the nearby townland of [[Sheskin]].

==See also==
* [[:Category:People from Scotstown, County Monaghan]]
*[[List of towns and villages in the Republic of Ireland|List of towns and villages in Ireland]]

==References==
((reflist))

== External links ==
((commons category|Scotstown, County Monaghan))
*[http://www.knockatallon.com/ Sliabh Beagh Tourism Center]
*[http://www.anbhoth.ie Scoil Cheoil na Botha]

((County Monaghan))

[[Category:Towns and villages in County Monaghan]]

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