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Portadown has (or had) a large selection of academic institutions, past and present. Today, schools in Portadown operate under the Dickson Plan, a transfer system in north Armagh that allows pupils at age 11 the option of taking the 11-plus exam to enter grammar schools. Pupils in comprehensive junior high schools are sorted into grammar and ...
The Portadown massacre took place in November 1641 at Portadown, County Armagh, during the Irish Rebellion of 1641.Irish Catholic rebels, likely under the command of Toole McCann, killed about 100 Protestant settlers by forcing them off the bridge into the River Bann and shooting those who tried to swim to safety.
Portadown is located in an area known during the troubles as the "murder triangle" [1] because of the high number of killings carried out by paramilitary organisations on both sides. The town is the site of an annual parade in July by an ex-servicemen's lodge of the Protestant Orange Order , from St Mark's Church in the town centre, where ...
The Portadown, Dungannon and Omagh Junction Railway (PD&O) was an Irish gauge (5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm)) railway in County Armagh and County Tyrone, Ulster, Ireland (now Northern Ireland). Early development
Portadown Football Club is a semi-professional Northern Irish football club who play in the NIFL Premiership. The club was formed in 1887 as a junior team seeking to participate in the Mid-Ulster Cup , eventually joining the Irish League with the support of other local clubs in 1924.
Portadown Railway Station serves the town of Portadown in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. The station is located on the Belfast-Dublin railway line . The original station opened in 1842, and the present station opened in 1970.
Portadown Town Hall is a municipal structure in Edward Street, Portadown, County Armagh, Northern Ireland. The structure, which is primarily used as a theatre, is a Grade B1 listed building . [ 1 ]
Dean Forbes was interviewed under caution, without his solicitor present, on 6 May 1997. He admitted being in Portadown town center with Stacey Bridgett on the night Robert Hamill was attacked, and described watching a fight between a large group of people (where Stacey suffered a suspected broken nose) but denied taking part in it himself. [7]