Lough Egish is a rural area in County Monaghan, Ireland which takes its name from the local lake, Lough Egish. It is situated approximately midway between Ballybay , Castleblayney and Carrickmacross. In 1910, after the Cooperative movement was set up in Ireland by Mr Plunkett, a cooperative movement was set up by 10 of the locals there which was for may years known as Lough Egish Co-operative and Dairy Society. This prospered for many years and in recent times after it acquired Bailieboro Co Op, changed its name to Lakeland Dairies.
