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Monday 2pm - 5pm 6pm - 8pm Wednesday 11am - 1:30pm 2:30pm - 5pm Thursday 2pm - 5pm 6pm - 8pm Friday 11am - 1:30pm 2:30pm - 5pm

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Opening hours
Monday 2-5pm & 6-8pm
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 11am-1.30pm & 2.30-5pm
Tuesday closed

02/11/2026

30/10/2026

Reminder that Ballybay Library will be closed today Friday 30 October for essential service reasons.

The branch will reopen Monday 2 November.

Apologies for any inconvenience caused.

27/10/2026

Was your Mother or Granny at the poultry classes?

Poultry instructresses travelled the country teach breeds, feeding, hatching and grading - real knowledge, passed woman to woman.

Was your mother, aunt or granny a pupil, prize winner at the shows, or a station keeper?

We would love to hear your story.

Monaghan County Council is inviting people to share memories, photographs and names for a fascinating local history project:

Egg Money: Women, Poultry and Independence in County Monaghan, 1910–1950

Historian Dr Michelle McGoff-McCann is exploring the role played by women in poultry keeping and egg production across County Monaghan. For many families, the money women earned from selling eggs helped pay for everyday essentials. Yet much of this story has never been recorded.

We are looking for:

🐔 Memories of mothers, grandmothers and aunts who kept hens and sold eggs
📷 Old photographs of women with hens, farmyards, egg baskets, poultry classes, stations or shows
🥚 Names of women who ran egg stations, worked as poultry instructresses or won prizes at shows
🚲 Border stories about eggs and poultry crossing the customs frontier
💬 Family stories, no matter how small. Every memory can help build the picture.

Stories can be recorded as oral history, written down or shared anonymously. Photographs can be digitally copied and returned to their owners.

📧 Have something to share?
Contact [email protected]

The project is supported through Monaghan County Council’s Commemorations History Bursary 2026, with funding from the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, and is delivered in partnership with Monaghan County Museum and Monaghan County Libraries

Please share this post with family and friends. You never know who might have a photograph, a name or a story waiting to be rediscovered.

13/10/2026

06/10/2026

As part of Monaghan County Council Climate Action Week, Ballybay Tidy Towns invites you to discover how everyday items can be given a new lease of life through reuse, repair and upcycling ♻️

📅 Monday 12 October
🕒 3.00pm - 5.00pm
📍 Ballybay Library

Come along to view the impressive transformations, gather upcycling ideas, learn about the circular economy, and see how local actions can make a real difference.

Monaghan County Libraries
Community Libraries - DRCDG

02/10/2026

It's a wet Friday! The perfect day to stay inside and enjoy some fun 🌧️

Why not borrow our 15" Magnetic Chess and Draughts set? Two timeless games in one set. Perfect for a classic family activity and available to borrow from your local library today! ♟️⚫⚪

Monaghan County Libraries

30/09/2026

Cavan and Monaghan Education and Training Board - CMETB invite you to two special events to promote health, financial and energy literacy.

These are both FREE and are open to the public.

There will be guest speakers on how to understand health information, how to manage your money, and how to understand energy bills.

You will also be able to talk to a wide range of organisations such as the libraries MABS, Citizens Information, CMETB, National Learning Network, Monaghan Integrated Development, Cavan County Local Development, St Vincent de Paul and many more.

Refreshments will be provided.

Thursday 8 October
10am – 1pm
Cavan Town Hall Theatre

Wednesday 14 October
10am -1pm
Monaghan Peace Campus

Contact Ceinwen on 047 71914 or email [email protected]

28/09/2026

21/09/2026

Last Thursday we had the pleasure of awarding our young Summer Star readers who received their certificates of completion ⭐⭐⭐

Over the course of the summer young readers from Ballybay branch with support from their parents committed to reading 8 books and visiting the library regularly

Participants received certificates, goodies and entry into a raffle for some great prizes.

Well done to all who participated!

Maith sibh go léir!

Monaghan County Libraries

Address

Main Street
Ballybay
MONAGHAN

Opening Hours

Monday	2pm - 5pm
	6pm - 8pm
Wednesday	11am - 1:30pm
	2:30pm - 5pm
Thursday	2pm - 5pm
	6pm - 8pm
Friday	11am - 1:30pm
	2:30pm - 5pm

Telephone

+353429741256

Website

http://www.monaghan.ie/library, https://monaghan.spydus.ie/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/EVSESENQ?NRECS=20&QRY=EVSCFLG%3A0

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