Three Mile House

Three Mile House (Irish: Teach na dTrí Mhíle) is a village in County Monaghan,Republic of Ireland. It is roughly mid-way between Monaghan Town and Newbliss on the R189. Nearby villages within 6-7 km are Smithborough, Scotstown, Ballinode, Corcaghan and Newbliss all within County Monaghan and Roslea in County Fermanagh. It is located primarily in the townlands of Kilnaclay and Cabra in the parish of Drumsnat in the dioscese of Clogher.

History

There was once a monastery founded by St. Molua at nearby Drumsnat. Drumsnat (Drom Sneachta) means the ‘Ridge of Snow’ and, according to tradition, this hill was covered by a mid summer snowfall in answer to the saint’s prayers for a site for a church. The Church of Ireland cemetery also marks the last resting place of Emily and Mary Wilde, the half-sisters of Oscar Wilde, who died tragically following a fire at the nearby Drumaconnor House in 1871

Sport

Threemilehouse has a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) football club, Sean Mac Diarmada, who wear yellow and white.