village
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and
civil parish
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in south
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 an ...
,
Northern Ireland
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, 4.5 km south-west of
Keady
Keady () is a village and civil parish in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It is south of Armagh and near the border with the Republic of Ireland. It is situated mainly in the historic barony of Armagh with six townlands in the barony of Tirann ...
.
The village lies partly in the townland of Mullyard (in the civil parish of Derrynoose) and partly in the townland of Crossnamoyle (in the civil parish of Keady). The civil parish is situated in the historic baronies of Armagh and
Tiranny
Tiranny () is a barony in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It lies on the western boundary of the county, bordering County Tyrone to its west and County Monaghan in the Republic of Ireland to its south. It is bordered by three other baronies in No ...
and is within the
Armagh City and District Council
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area.
History
Derrynoose was one of several Catholic border villages in Armagh that would have been transferred to the
Irish Free State
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Derrynoose is classed as Rural according to the Statistical Classification and Delineation of Settlements Report 2005.
On Census Day 29 April 2001 the resident population of Derrynoose ward was 2,956. Of this population,
*30.1% were under 16 years old and 12.3% were aged 60 and above.
*84.3% identified as Catholic and 15.4% as Protestant or other Christian background.
Services
The nearest hospital to Derrynoose is
Daisy Hill Hospital
Daisy Hill Hospital is an acute teaching hospital located in Newry, Co Armagh, Northern Ireland.
It is situated on the Hospital Road and backs onto the A25 Camlough Road. It is managed by the Southern Health and Social Care Trust
The S ...
. Primary education is provided by Our Lady's & St Mochua's Primary School.
The local GAA club, St Mochua's (Cumann Naomh Mochua), is the main sporting outlet for the community and plays football in the Intermediate league and championship in Armagh and hurling in the Junior league and championship. The local community centre and GAA club use the same building. It also includes a bar.
There was formerly a locally owned shop and post office.BBC News "Post office closures confirmed" /ref> There are a few local businesses including A&M Commercials, The Derryvale Inn pub, Albert Keenea Coal & Oil Armagh Trading Ltd, and M&S Freight Forwarding Ltd.
Places of interest
Places of interest include "The Standing Stone", St Mochua's Well, "The Stations of The Cross", St Mochua's Chapel, "The Old Chapel Ruins and Graveyard", The Emigration Stone and Listrakelt Fort. The site of the medieval parish church is marked by the ruins of a church built about 1622 in the townland of Listarkelt.
Civil parish of Derrynoose
The civil parish is sometimes known as ''Maddan'', where the present
Church of Ireland
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church is located. The civil parish contains the village of Derrynoose.
Cormeen
Cormeen () is a townland in the civil parish of Kildallan, County Cavan, Ireland. It forms part of the barony of Tullyhunco.
Geography
Cormeen is bounded by the following townlands, on the north by Lecharrownahone, on the east by Agharaskill ...
Drumnahavil
Derrynoose () is a village and Civil parishes in Ireland, civil parish in south County Armagh, Northern Ireland, 4.5 km south-west of Keady.
The village lies partly in the townland of Mullyard (in the civil parish of Derrynoose) and partly ...
Lislea
Lislea ( , ) is a small village and townland near Slieve Gullion in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It is within the civil parish of Killevy and the historic barony of Orior Upper. Today it is within the Newry, Mourne and Down District Council a ...
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He was born during the reign of Locrinus but soon after, his grandfather Corin ...
List of civil parishes of County Armagh
In Ireland, the counties are divided into civil parishes and parishes are further divided into townlands. The following is a list of parishes in County Armagh.
See also
*List of townlands in County Armagh
References
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