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Ballymore (from Irish An Baile Mór, meaning 'the large town, settlement') [1] is a civil parish and townland (of 676 acres) in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the historic barony of Orior Lower. [2]
Armagh is within the civil parish of Armagh. Like the rest of Ireland, this parish is divided into townlands , whose names mostly come from the Irish language. When these townlands were built upon, they lent their names to various streets, roads and housing estates.
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' 47 [3] Ballymyre: Irish: Baile an Mhaoir, meaning 'Myre's settlement' 8 [4] Clonfeacle: 18 [5] Creggan: Irish: an Creagán, meaning 'the rocky place' 58 [6] Derrynoose ...
Civil parishes in Ireland are based on the medieval Christian parishes, adapted by the English administration and by the Church of Ireland. [1] The parishes, their division into townlands and their grouping into baronies, were recorded in the Down Survey undertaken in 1656–58 by surveyors under William Petty.
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Derrynoose (from Irish Doire Núis, meaning 'oakwood of new milk') [1] is a village and civil parish in south County Armagh, Northern Ireland, 4.5 km south-west of Keady.. The village lies partly in the townland of Mullyard (in the civil parish of Derrynoose) and partly in the townland of Crossnamoyle (in the civil parish of Keady). [1]
Kilmore or Killmore (from the Irish: Cill Mhór) [2] is a small village, townland and civil parish in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It lies 2.5 miles (4 km) north of Richhill and within the Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council area. It had a population of 190 people (74 households) in the 2011 Census. [1]
Keady (from Irish An Céide, meaning 'the flat-topped hill' [1]) is a town and civil parish in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It is south of Armagh and near the border with the Republic of Ireland. It is situated mainly in the historic barony of Armagh with six townlands in the barony of Tiranny. [2] It had a population of 3,051 people in the ...