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Killylea (/ k ɪ l iː ˈ l eɪ /; from Irish Coillidh Léith 'grey forest') is a small village and townland in Northern Ireland. It is within the Armagh City and District Council area. The village is set on a hill, with St Mark's Church of Ireland , built in 1832, at its summit.
Killyleagh Castle is a private family residence that is said to be the oldest inhabited castle in Ireland.It has been the home of the Hamilton family since the 17th century Plantation of Ulster and acquired its fairy-tale silhouette in the 1850s when the turrets were added, but it is mostly the same castle that the second Earl of Clanbrassil rebuilt in 1666.
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A map of Killyleagh from 1625 showed the castle as having a single tower on the south side of a residence. [2] In about 1625 Hamilton moved from Bangor to Killyleagh Castle, [3] where he built the courtyard walls. [4] It has been the home of the Hamilton family ever since.
The officer said police believe Mr Petrov was the driver of an Audi vehicle which moved onto the wrong side of the Killylea Road, resulting in a head-on collision with a Mercedes car.
Parish Etymology or likely etymology Townlands Sources Armagh: Irish: Ard Mhacha, meaning 'Macha's height' : 24 [2]Ballymore: Irish: an Baile Mór, meaning 'the large settlement'
Killylea: Richhill Great Northern Railway (Ireland) Portadown to Clones 1876-1936 Killylea: Retreat Halt Great Northern Railway (Ireland) Portadown to Clones 1936-1957 Killylea: Terminus Castleblayney, Keady and Armagh Railway Armagh to Castleblayney Irish Street Halt: Hamiltonsbawn Great Northern Railway Newry and Armagh Railway Terminus
Darkley is first mentioned on the Maps of the Escheated Counties (1609) which were drawn up at the beginning of the Plantation of Ulster.It was part of an ancient precinct called Toaghy (Irish: Tuath Uí Eachaidh), a narrow strip of land that stretched from Darkley to Killylea.