Kilmore, County Armagh Explained

Official Name:Kilmore
Belfast Distance Mi:28
Irish Grid Reference:H 94335 51124
Coordinates:54.3981°N -6.5469°W
Map Type:Northern Ireland
Country:Northern Ireland
Dial Code:028
Post Town:Armagh
Postcode Area:BT
Postcode District:BT61
Lieutenancy Northern Ireland:County Armagh
Unitary Northern Ireland:Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon
Static Image:Kilmore, Armagh.jpg
Static Image Caption:Kilmore Parish Church
Irish Name:Cill Mhór
Population:190
Population Ref:[1]
Constituency Ni Assembly:Newry and Armagh
Constituency Westminster:Newry and Armagh

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.[3]

Finds from the area include a 12th-century silver finger ring, a bone comb, fragments of a lignite bracelet, skeletal remains from fields surrounding the church and an early 10th-century copper alloy and crutch-headed pin now in the British Museum.

History

The Troubles

For more information see The Troubles in Kilmore, County Armagh, which includes a list of incidents in Kilmore during The Troubles resulting in two or more fatalities.

People

Sport

The nearest GAA club to Kilmore is Ballyhegan Davitts GAC, one of the oldest clubs in County Armagh.

Education

See also

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kilmore . Census 2011 Results . NI Statistics and Research Agency . 22 April 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150422012413/http://www.nisra.gov.uk/census/2011/results/settlements.html . 22 April 2015 .
  2. Web site: Placenames Database of Ireland . 13 December 2009 . 25 May 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210525013417/https://www.logainm.ie/ga/ . live .
  3. Web site: Kilmore . Census 2011 Results . NI Statistics and Research Agency . 22 April 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150422012413/http://www.nisra.gov.uk/census/2011/results/settlements.html . 22 April 2015 .