Monaghan Farmers and Country Market

What to Expect

Monaghan Farmers and Country Market sets up in the yard at Castleblayney Livestock Salesyard on the last Saturday of every month, running from 9am to 1pm. It puts local food and country produce stalls on the same ground the town uses for its weekly cattle auctions, and it is organised locally through Maura Nugent. The market gives producers from around south Monaghan a monthly outlet distinct from the mart’s own livestock trading calendar.

Because it is held in the open salesyard rather than a market square, it keeps a working, rural character rather than a polished craft fair feel. Expect local food producers and country goods typical of a small farmers market, with the exact stallholders varying from month to month depending on who is trading that Saturday. It is a long-standing, low-key fixture aimed mainly at the regular local shop rather than at visitors, and it has run alongside the mart’s trading week for years. Four hours is a short window by market standards, so arriving before noon is sensible if the food stalls are the reason for the trip, and the mart’s own canteen is usually open on the same site.

Good to Know

• Date: Saturday 29 August 2026, then the last Saturday of each month
• Time: 9am to 1pm
• Venue: Castleblayney Livestock Salesyard, Muckno Street, Black Island
• Price: free to browse
• Contact: Maura Nugent, 042 974 0712
• Recurrence: monthly
• Same site hosts the mart’s cattle auction every Friday and its sheep and pig sale every Monday

Getting There

Castleblayney Livestock Salesyard is on Muckno Street, Black Island, a short walk from the town’s Main Street and just off the N2 between Monaghan town and Dublin. Yard parking is available for those attending the market, with on-street parking nearby. Castleblayney is served by Bus Eireann on the Dublin to Monaghan and Derry route, and Lough Muckno and the Hope Castle grounds are a short walk away. There is more to see in Castleblayney and across Co. Monaghan.