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