Annaghmore ( ; ) is a small village and
townland
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(of 786 acres) near
Loughgall
Loughgall ( ; ) is a small village, townland (of 131 acres) and Civil parishes in Ireland, civil parish in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It is in the historic Barony (Ireland), baronies of Armagh (barony), Armagh and Oneilland West. It had a ...
in
County Armagh
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,
Northern Ireland
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. It is situated in the
civil parish
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of
Loughgall
Loughgall ( ; ) is a small village, townland (of 131 acres) and Civil parishes in Ireland, civil parish in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It is in the historic Barony (Ireland), baronies of Armagh (barony), Armagh and Oneilland West. It had a ...
and the historic
barony Barony may refer to:
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* Barony, the title and land held in fealty by a feudal baron
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of
Oneilland West. It had a population of 265 people (93 households) in the 2011 Census.
(2001 Census: 255 people)
The Troubles
Education
Primary schools in the area include:
* Annaghmore Primary School
* St. Patrick's Primary School, Annaghmore
* 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.
Sports
Annaghmore has a
GAA club,
Annaghmore Pearses GFC (Cumann Phiarsaigh Eanach Mór), founded in 1915.
List of Armagh GAA clubs
/ref> The club currently plays in the county Junior football
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championship.
See also
*List of towns and villages in Northern Ireland
This is an alphabetical list of towns and villages in Northern Ireland. For a list sorted by population, see the list of settlements in Northern Ireland by population. The towns of Armagh, Lisburn and Newry are also classed as cities (see city ...
* List of townlands in County Armagh
References
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Villages in County Armagh
Townlands of County Armagh
Civil parish of Loughgall