Kilmore,_County_Armagh

Kilmore, County Armagh

Kilmore, County Armagh

Village in County Armagh, Northern Ireland

This article is about the village in County Armagh. For other uses, see Kilmore.

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]

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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

  • St. Oliver Plunkett's Primary School

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Kilmore". Census 2011 Results. NI Statistics and Research Agency. Archived from the original on 22 April 2015. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
  2. [2]
    "Placenames Database of Ireland". Archived from the original on 25 May 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2009.



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