Derrymacash
Derrymacash
Village in County Armagh, Northern Ireland
Derrymacash (from Irish Doire Mhic Cais, meaning "Oakgrove of MacCash")[1] is a small village and townland in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It is about four miles west of Lurgan, between the M1 motorway and Lough Neagh. It had a population of 629 in the 2001 Census.[citation needed]
A Catholic church and primary school (both called St Patrick's) are in neighbouring Aghacommon. Many people mistake the townlands of Derrymacash and Aghacommon. Derrymacash starts after one crosses the Closet River, just beyond the M1 bridge, heading towards Lough Neagh.