Derryhale () is a small
village
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and
townland
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(of 834 acres) in
County Armagh
County Armagh (, named after its county town, Armagh) is one of the six counties of Northern Ireland and one of the traditional thirty-two counties of Ireland. Adjoined to the southern shore of Lough Neagh, the county covers an area of and ha ...
,
Northern Ireland
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. It lies between
Portadown,
Richhill and
Tandragee. It is situated in the
civil parish
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of Kilmore and the historic
barony Barony may refer to:
* Barony, the peerage, office of, or territory held by a baron
* Barony, the title and land held in fealty by a feudal baron
* Barony (county division), a type of administrative or geographical division in parts of the British ...
of
Oneilland West
Oneilland West (, the name of an ancient Gaelic district) is a barony in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It is also called Clancann (''Clann Chana''), after the Mac Cana clan. It lies in the north of the county on the south-western shore of Lo ...
. It had a population of 360 people (129 households) in the 2011 Census.
(2001 Census: 246 people)
Archaeology
A
Bronze Age
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hoard was found at Derryhale and included a star-shaped
faience
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bead, knives with ridged tangs and pins.
Education
*Derryhale Primary School
References
External links
Derryhale - Some Historical Notes
Villages in County Armagh
Townlands of County Armagh
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