Tydavnet

The origin of the name is from that of a 6th-century Irish Saint Damnat, who is thought to have founded a church in the area (generally considered to have been located in the graveyard of the current village Catholic church). The village contains one of the three existing Catholic churches in the parish, the others located in Urbleshanny, near Scotstown and in Corlat. The Tydavnet Catholic church was originally erected in 1730, then rebuilt in the early 1900s and the interior renovated in the 1990s.

The village is linked with Geel in Belgium which also has a strong Saint Dymphna connection. Tydavnet/Monaghan and Geel were officially twinned in 1992.

The Tydavnat gold discs, two Bronze Age gold discs dating from 2000 BC, are on permanent display in the National Museum of Ireland.

Local Link bus route M1 links the village with Monaghan several times daily Mondays to Saturdays inclusive.

Tydavnet has two public houses - 'Jacks' and 'The Rock Inn'.

Tydavnet Community Centre, originally a National School, is now used to host local events, local elections and drama. The community centre is managed by Tydavnet Village Community Centre Ltd.

St. Dymphna's National School is the primary school situated on the north end of the village.

Tydavnet has also won Monaghan County Council's "Tidy Towns" competition, a competition aimed at promoting environmental cleanliness.

The parish of Tydavnet has a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) football club, which has had some success in the past. Though the team represents the entire parish of Tydavnet the club is named after one of its villages - Scotstown.

• Terry Cavanagh, creator of acclaimed computer games such as VVVVVV and Don't Look Back was born in Tydavnet.
• Caitriona Balfe, actress and model, grew up in Tydavnet.[1]

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