Kilmore, County Armagh
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Kilmore or Killmore (from the ) is a small
village A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban v ...
,
townland A townland (; Ulster-Scots: ''toonlann'') is a traditional small land division used in Ireland and in the Western Isles of Scotland, typically covering . The townland system is of medieval Gaelic origin, predating the Norman invasion, and mo ...
and
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in
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,
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. It lies 2.5 miles (4 km) north of Richhill and within the
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area. It had a population of 190 people (74 households) in the 2011 Census. Finds from the area include a 12th-century silver finger ring, a bone comb, fragments of a
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bracelet, skeletal remains from fields surrounding the church and an early 10th-century copper alloy and crutch-headed pin now in the
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History


The Troubles

For more information see The Troubles in Kilmore, County Armagh, which includes a list of incidents in Kilmore during
The Troubles The Troubles () were an ethno-nationalist conflict in Northern Ireland that lasted for about 30 years from the late 1960s to 1998. Also known internationally as the Northern Ireland conflict, it began in the late 1960s and is usually deemed t ...
resulting in two or more fatalities.


People

* Thomas Preston, an Irish scientist from the 19th century who published works on heat & light. He also discovered the
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Sport

The nearest
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club to Kilmore is Ballyhegan Davitts GAC, one of the oldest clubs in
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Education

* St. Oliver Plunkett's Primary School


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 ...
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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 {{County Armagh Ar ...


References


Ulster Guide 1935
Villages in County Armagh Townlands of County Armagh Civil parishes of County Armagh Culdees {{armagh-geo-stub