Annaghmore
Annaghmore parish church
Annaghmore is located in Northern Ireland
Annaghmore
Annaghmore
Location within Northern Ireland
Population265 [1]
• Belfast28 mi (45 km)
District
County
CountryNorthern Ireland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCRAIGAVON
Postcode districtBT62
Dialling code028
UK Parliament
NI Assembly
List of places
UK
Northern Ireland
Armagh
54°27′N 6°36′W / 54.450°N 6.600°W / 54.450; -6.600

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

The Troubles

Main article: The Troubles in Annaghmore

Education

Former railway

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

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

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References

  1. ^ Census, 2011
  2. ^ Placenames NI Archived March 31, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Annaghmore". IreAtlas Townlands Database. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
  4. ^ "Annaghmore". Census 2011 Results. NI Statistics and Research Agency. Archived from the original on 22 April 2015. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
  5. ^ "Annaghmore station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 September 2007. Retrieved 8 September 2007.
  6. ^ Annaghmore page on Armagh GAA website Archived April 4, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ List of Armagh GAA clubs

54°27′N 6°36′W / 54.450°N 6.600°W / 54.450; -6.600

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