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Bannfoot Orange Hall - Geograph
Bannfoot is a small village in the townland of Derryinver, County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It sits where the Upper Bann flows into Lough Neagh. Bannfoot is within the Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council area. History The surrounding area was originally known as ''Bun na Banna'', and this name has been adopted as the modern Irish for Bannfoot.Placenames Database of Ireland (see scanned images) There was once a fort at the mouth of the Upper Bann known as ''Bun an Bhealaigh'', meaning "end of foot of the road or pass".Ulster Place Names – Craigavon (Derrytrasna Ward) This fort has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bannfoot
Bannfoot is a small village in the townland of Derryinver, County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It sits where the Upper Bann flows into Lough Neagh. Bannfoot is within the Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council area. History The surrounding area was originally known as ''Bun na Banna'', and this name has been adopted as the modern Irish for Bannfoot.Placenames Database of Ireland (see scanned images) There was once a fort at the mouth of the Upper Bann known as ''Bun an Bhealaigh'', meaning "end of foot of the road or pass".Ulster Place Names – Craigavon (Derrytrasna Ward) This fort has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poyntzpass
Poyntzpass ( Irish: ''Pas Phoyntz'' or ''Pas an Phointe'') is a small village on the border between southern County Armagh and County Down in Northern Ireland. It is situated in the civil parish of Ballymore and the historic barony of Orior Lower within the Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon area. It had a population of 552 people (228 households) in the 2011 Census. This article contains quotations from this source, which is available under th Open Government Licence v3.0 © Crown copyright. It was a part of the South Armagh constituency and is now part of the Newry and Armagh constituency. The village covers the townlands of Tullynacross, Brannock, Federnagh and Loughadian. It includes five places of Christian worship; a Roman Catholic Church, a Church of Ireland Church, a Presbyterian Church, a Baptist Church, and an Independent Church; 3 public houses; and 2 primary schools. History The second half of the village's name reflects the fact that, historically, it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stewartstown, County Tyrone
Stewartstown is a small town in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, close to Lough Neagh and about from Cookstown, from Coalisland and from Dungannon. Established by Scottish Planters early in the 17th century, its population peaked before the Great Famine of the 1840s at over 1000. In the 2011 Census the town had a population of 650 people. History 17th century Stewartstown derives its name from Andrew Steuart (or Stewart), Lord Ochiltree, from Ayrshire in Scotland to whom in the Ulster Plantation James I of England (VI of Scotland) granted the surrounding district. In 1608, with a party of just 33 retainers from Scotland, Ochiltree erected a strong bawn of limestone overlooking Lough Roughan (converted by his son Andrew Steuart into a castle) and laid the foundation of a village. The Irish name for Stewartstown, ''An Chraobh'' (the branch tree) can figuratively apply to a fort or mansion and is preserved in the name Crew Hill just north of the town. Following Ochil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maghery
Maghery ()Placenames NI is a small and in , . It lies on the southwest shore of , near ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derrytrasna
Derrytrasna () is a small village and townland in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. The village is on a plateau surrounded mainly by bogland in the north of the county. It lies between Lough Neagh, Lough Gullion and the River Bann. In the United Kingdom Census 2001, 2001 Census it had a population of 249 people. Derrytrasna is within the Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council area. History At the turn of the 19th-century, Derrytrasna was no more than a small collection of properties at a crossroads on the main road from Portadown to Charlestown, County Mayo, Charlestown. The main industries at this time were fishing and agriculture and the area being noted for its eel, pollan (fish), pollan and trout. One of the most notable events in the history of the village was the destruction of St Mary's Roman Catholic Church on 6 January 1839. The nearly completed church building was destroyed in what was known as the "Night of the Big Wind". At the time the Newry Reporter stat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lurgan
Lurgan () is a town in County Armagh, Northern Ireland, near the southern shore of Lough Neagh. Lurgan is about south-west of Belfast and is linked to the city by both the M1 motorway and the Belfast–Dublin railway line. It had a population of about 25,000 at the 2011 Census and is within the Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon district. For some purposes, Lurgan is treated as part of the "Craigavon Urban Area" along with neighbouring Craigavon and Portadown. Lurgan is characteristic of many Plantation of Ulster settlements, with its straight, wide planned streets. It is the site of a number of historic listed buildings including Brownlow House and Lurgan Town Hall. Lurgan Park is the largest urban park in Northern Ireland. Historically the town was known as a major centre for the production of textiles (mainly linen) after the industrial revolution and it continued to be a major producer of textiles until that industry steadily declined in the late 20th century. The develop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Banbridge
Banbridge ( , ) is a town in County Down, Northern Ireland. It lies on the River Bann and the A1 road and is named after a bridge built over the River Bann in 1712. It is situated in the civil parish of Seapatrick and the historic barony of Iveagh Upper, Upper Half. The town began as a coaching stop on the road from Belfast to Dublin and thrived from Irish linen manufacturing. The town was home to the headquarters of the former Banbridge District Council. Following a reform of local government in Northern Ireland in 2015, Banbridge became part of Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council. It had a population of 16,637 in the 2011 Census. The town's main street is very unusual, rising to a steep hill before levelling out. In 1834 an underpass was built as horses with heavy loads would faint before reaching the top of the hill. It was built by William Dargan and is officially named 'Downshire Bridge', though it is often called "The Cut". History Banbridge, home to t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gilford, County Down
Gilford is a village in County Down, Northern Ireland. The village sits on the River Bann between the towns of Banbridge, Tandragee and Portadown. It covers the townlands of Loughans, Ballymacanallen and Drumaran. It had a population of 1,573 people in the 2001 Census. Gilford is within the Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon district. History Following the Irish Rebellion of 1641, Captain John Magill acquired land in the parish of Tullylish and founded Gilford, the name of the village being derived from "Magill’s ford". He afterwards became Sir John Magill and built Gill Hall in Dromore, County Down. The Magill lands passed by marriage to the Meade family, who were made Barons Gillford in 1766 and later earls of Clanwilliam. In the 19th century, Gilford grew and its population swelled when a linen mill was built. Many mill houses can still be found in the village. When the mill shut in 1986, the village waned. Recently though, the village has started to recover and new s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scarva
Scarva ( meaning "shallow place, rough ford") is a small village and townland in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is at the boundary with County Armagh, which is marked by the Newry Canal. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 320. Scarva is famous as the location of the "Sham Fight" Pageant on 13 July every year. The Pageant attracts thousands of members of the Royal Black Preceptory, a group related to the Orange Order, who come to march and stage a symbolic (sham) re-enactment of the 1690 Battle of the Boyne. History Places of interest The village boasts a beautiful park, with playing fields and well inhabited wildlife pond, scenic walks and wild fowl sanctuary. People *Rear Admiral Charles Davis Lucas (1834–1914), recipient of the Victoria Cross Schools * Scarva Primary School Sport The local football club is Scarva Rangers, formed in 1972. Home matches are played at Scarva Park. Transport *Scarva railway station opened on 23 March 1859. * Scarva is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bannfoot Orange Hall - Geograph
Bannfoot is a small village in the townland of Derryinver, County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It sits where the Upper Bann flows into Lough Neagh. Bannfoot is within the Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council area. History The surrounding area was originally known as ''Bun na Banna'', and this name has been adopted as the modern Irish for Bannfoot.Placenames Database of Ireland (see scanned images) There was once a fort at the mouth of the Upper Bann known as ''Bun an Bhealaigh'', meaning "end of foot of the road or pass".Ulster Place Names – Craigavon (Derrytrasna Ward) This fort has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portadown
Portadown () is a town in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. The town sits on the River Bann in the north of the county, about southwest of Belfast. It is in the Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council area and had a population of about 22,000 at the 2011 Census. For some purposes, Portadown is treated as part of the "Craigavon Urban Area", alongside Craigavon and Lurgan. Although Portadown can trace its origins to the early 17th century Plantation of Ulster, it was not until the Victorian era and the arrival of the railway that it became a major town. It earned the nickname "hub of the North" due to it being a major railway junction; where the Great Northern Railway's line diverged for Belfast, Dublin, Armagh and Derry. In the 19th and 20th centuries Portadown was also a major centre for the production of textiles (mainly linen). Portadown is the site of the long-running Drumcree dispute, over yearly marches by the Protestant Orange Order through the Catholic p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Brownlow, 1st Baron Lurgan
Charles Brownlow, 1st Baron Lurgan PC (17 April 1795 – 30 April 1847), was an Anglo-Irish politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1818 to 1832 and was raised to the peerage in 1839. Life Brownlow was the son of Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Brownlow and his wife, Caroline Ashe. His father's elder brother William Brownlow MP had died childless in 1815. He was educated at Trinity College, Dublin. In 1818 he was elected Member of Parliament for Armagh and held the seat until 1832. In 1829, the year of the Roman Catholic Relief Act 1829, Brownlow gave the Rev. W.O. O'Brien land for a church in the townland of Derry. In 1833 he had built Brownlow House designed by the Edinburgh architect William Henry Playfair in the Elizabethan style and constructed of Scottish sandstone. He was High Sheriff of Armagh in 1834 and was raised to the peerage by Queen Victoria, as Baron Lurgan, of Lurgan in the County of Armagh, on 14 May 1839. Brownlow was keen to improve his estate and was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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