Madden, County Armagh

Village in County Armagh, Northern Ireland

Human settlement in Northern Ireland

Madden

Location within Northern Ireland

Population200 Irish grid referenceH 81891 38274• Belfast39 mi (63 km)• Dublin68 mi (109 km)District

Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon

County

County Armagh

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54°17′N 6°46′W / 54.283°N 6.767°W / 54.283; -6.767

Madden (also known as Madden Raparees from Irish na Madain)^[1]^[2] is a small village and townland in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It is within the Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council area. It has a population of around 200 people.^[3] (2001 Census: 105 people)

History

The current Roman Catholic church at Madden was built in 1998, replacing an earlier building. The Church of Ireland church of St John's, Derrynoose is also in the townland of Madden. The glebe-house for that church was erected by the Reverend James Jones. and was described as "large and handsome". It is now a roofless ruin.

Education

St. Joseph's Primary School

Modern newly built school

Sport

The main sports in Madden are Gaelic football and Camogie and also played is road bowling. The local GAA club, Madden Raparees GAC (Ropairí na Madan), plays in county competitions at Senior level.

The road bowling club contains a number of All-Ireland champions at various grades.

References

^ Placenames Database of Ireland
^ Placenames NI Archived 2012-06-13 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Madden". Census 2011 Results. NI Statistics and Research Agency. Archived from the original on 22 April 2015. Retrieved 22 April 2015.