Republic of Ireland counties-County Monaghan

Can you guess these facts about the Irish county of Monaghan?

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Type of landform which is the original of the county's nickname	Drumlin
Elegant village near the border which has twice won the Tidy Towns Competition	Glaslough
Scottish baronial castle with extensive gardens and parkland; gained fame when Paul McCartney married Heather Mills here in 2002	Castle Leslie
Canadian maritime province the county is twinned with	Prince Edward Island
Author and poet who wrote New Zealand's national anthem	Thomas Bracken
Poet and novelist best known for works such as 'On Raglan Road'	Patrick Kavanagh
The plantation town of Carrickmacross is best known for manufacturing this type of fabric	Lace
Forest park housing multiple California redwoods; a castle was located here until it was demolished in 1975	Rossmore Forest Park

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Mountainous area of blanket bog and lakes in the north west, bordering Northern Ireland	Slieve Beagh
World featherweight boxing champion, nicknamed 'The Clones Cyclone'	Barry McGuigan
Novelist known for macabre, dark comedies, set within the county, such as The Butcher Boy and Breakfast in Pluto	Patrick McCabe
During the Plantation of Ulster, the county was privately planted for settlers from this country	Ireland
Monaghan is where the majority of Ireland's what is produced?(clue: a popular food item typically eaten for breakfast).	Eggs
Irish nationalist and journalist Charles Gavan Duffy, who founded The Nation, later became Premier of this Australian state	Victoria
Blues festival held annually in the county town	Harvest Time