Annaghmore, County Armagh

Village in County Armagh, Northern Ireland

Human settlement in Northern Ireland

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

Education

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

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.

References

^ 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