| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Annyalla | |
| Pushpin Map: | Ireland |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Ireland |
| Coordinates: | 54.161°N -6.791°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Ireland |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Ulster |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | County Monaghan |
| Population: | 205 |
| Population As Of: | 2022 |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
Annyalla or Annayalla [1] is a small village and townland situated in the east of County Monaghan in Ireland between Castleblayney and Clontibret. As of the 2022 census, Annyalla had a population of 205.[2]
Annyalla townland is part of the civil parish of Clontibret.[1] Originally located on the main N2 road from Dublin to Derry, Annyalla was by-passed in 2007.[3] The Monaghan Gaelic Athletic Association training and development centre is located in nearby Cloghan townland.
Evidence of ancient settlement in the area includes a number of ring fort, lime kiln and megalithic monument sites in the townlands of Annayalla and Cloghan.[4]
The main feature of the village is St Michael's church, built between 1922 and 1927.[5] It was designed by the architect William A Scott and completed under the supervision of R M Butler of University College Dublin.[6] [7] Annyalla's national school building, now disused, was opened in 1929.[8]
During the War of Independence, the area was the scene of several events involving the local 2nd Monaghan Brigade 5th Northern Division IRA Battalion. For example, on 25 May 1921, a member of the Black and Tans was wounded in an ambush in which the IRA unit seized a number of weapons.
Annayalla was designated as a census town by the Central Statistics Office for the first time in the 2016 census,[9] at which time it had a population of 228 people.[10] By 2022, it had a population of 205.[2]