Annaghmore, County Armagh
Annaghmore
| |
---|---|
![]() Annaghmore parish church | |
Location within Northern Ireland | |
Population | 265 [1] |
• Belfast | 28 mi (45 km) |
District | |
County | |
Country | Northern Ireland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | CRAIGAVON |
Postcode district | BT62 |
Dialling code | 028 |
UK Parliament | |
NI Assembly | |
Annaghmore (/ænəˈmɔːr/ ann-ə-MOR; from Irish Eanach Mór, meaning 'great marsh')[2] is a small village and townland (of 786 acres) near Loughgall in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the civil parish of Loughgall and the historic barony of Oneilland West.[3] It had a population of 265 people (93 households) in the 2011 Census.[4] (2001 Census: 255 people)
Places of interest
[edit]The Troubles
[edit]Education
[edit]- Annaghmore Primary School
- St. Patrick's Primary School
- Orchard County Primary School formed in 2005 after the merging of two local primary schools Annaghmore Primary School and Tullyroan Primary School
Former railway
[edit]Annaghmore railway station was opened by the Portadown, Dungannon and Omagh Junction Railway on 5 April 1858. It was closed by the Ulster Transport Authority on 15 February 1965.[5]
Sports
[edit]Annaghmore has a GAA club, Annaghmore Pearses GFC (Cumann Phiarsaigh Eanach Mór), founded in 1915.[6][7] The club currently plays in the county Junior football championship.
See also
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/30px-Commons-logo.svg.png)
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Annaghmore.
References
[edit]- ^ Census, 2011
- ^ Placenames NI Archived March 31, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Annaghmore". IreAtlas Townlands Database. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
- ^ "Annaghmore". Census 2011 Results. NI Statistics and Research Agency. Archived from the original on 22 April 2015. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
- ^ "Annaghmore station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 September 2007. Retrieved 8 September 2007.
- ^ Annaghmore page on Armagh GAA website Archived April 4, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ List of Armagh GAA clubs