The Glaslough Heritage Trail runs through the village of Glaslough and follows two histories that have stayed closely tied for more than 350 years: that of the Leslie family and that of the village community. The link dates to 1665, when the Fighting Bishop, John Leslie of Clogher, bought the castle and its lands, with much of the present village laid out later by his descendants.
Starting beside the Famine Monument and finishing at Saint Salvator’s Church, the trail follows a 2-kilometre route, open to all, around the village and into the Castle Leslie estate.
The trail gathers a mix of stories, old and recent: why the railways once mattered so much to rural communities, how superstition once shaped local burial customs, and how Glaslough made its name in agricultural innovation and grew into a busy market town. It also draws out the differences between life upstairs and downstairs in a great house, and recalls some of the colourful characters who have stayed in Glaslough over the years.
This easy-to-follow trail through this Monaghan village forms part of Ireland’s Ancient East, a network of stories woven into the landscape and stretching back 5,000 years.