 Born on November 19, 1843, Patrick H. Monaghan was a native of Belmullet, County Mayo, Ireland.In 1848, when he was five years old, Monaghan emigrated from Ireland and, after arriving in America, settled with his family in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania.Educated initially in the public school in Minersville, Monaghan then went on to graduate from the Normal School.