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  2. Portadown - Wikipedia

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    In the 19th and 20th centuries Portadown was also a major centre for the production of textiles (mainly linen). Portadown is the site of the long-running Drumcree dispute, over yearly marches by the Protestant Orange Order through the Catholic part of the town, which often sparked violence and protests. In the 1990s, the dispute escalated and ...

  3. Portadown railway station - Wikipedia

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    The original Portadown station was sited half a mile east of the present station and opened on 12 September 1842, replacing a temporary station at Seagoe that had opened the preceding year. The Portadown station was moved to the present location in 1848 then reverted to its original site between 1863 and 1970. Goods traffic ceased on 4 January ...

  4. M12 motorway - Wikipedia

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    The M12 is a 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 miles (2.4 km) length of spur motorway in County Armagh, Northern Ireland.It was opened in 1970. [1]It leads off the main M1 motorway, to Portadown, part of the conurbation of Portadown-Craigavon-Lurgan, and forms most of the route between junction 11 of the M1 (Ballynacor) and the A3 Northway at Kernan Loop.

  5. Belfast–Newry line - Wikipedia

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    The Belfast–Newry line (known as the Portadown line by NI Railways) operates from Belfast Grand Central in County Antrim to Newry in County Down, Northern Ireland.The manager for this line is based at Portadown railway station, although the line extends to the border to include the Scarva and Poyntzpass halts and Newry.

  6. A3 road (Northern Ireland) - Wikipedia

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    Close to Portadown town centre, the A4 branches off towards Dungannon and Maghery, and the A3 continues to the city of Armagh, bypassing the village of Richhill. On entering Armagh, the road meets a series of other main roads leading to the city along a half-ring road; firstly the A51 from Gilford, then the A28 from Newry and the A29 from Dundalk.

  7. Upper Bann (UK Parliament constituency) - Wikipedia

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    The constituency contains Portadown and Drumcree, key locations for the Orange Order and elections to both local councils and the Northern Ireland Assembly have seen independent candidates standing on issues related to Orange Order parades performing well.

  8. Why are first-round College Football Playoff games on campus ...

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    A first-of-its-kind College Football Playoff officially kicks off Friday at 8 p.m. ET with No. 9 Indiana taking the three-hour-plus drive north US-31 to Notre Dame Stadium looking to upset No. 3 ...

  9. Armagh railway station - Wikipedia

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    Location: Armagh, County Armagh Northern Ireland UK: History; Original company: Ulster Railway: Post-grouping: Great Northern Railway (Ireland) Key dates; 1 March 1848: Station opened: 1865: Newry and Armagh Railway completed: 12 June 1889: Armagh rail disaster: 1910: Castleblayney, Keady and Armagh Railway completed: 1932