Kilmore, County Armagh

Village in County Armagh, Northern Ireland

Human settlement in Northern Ireland

Kilmore

Location within Northern Ireland

Population190 ^[1]Irish grid referenceH 94335 51124• Belfast28 mi (45 km)District

Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon

County

County Armagh

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54°023′053″N 6°032′049″W / 54.39806°N 6.54694°W / 54.39806; -6.54694

Kilmore or Killmore (from the Irish: Cill Mhór)^[2] is a small village, townland and civil parish in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It lies 2.5 miles (4 km) north of Richhill and within the Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council area. It had a population of 190 people (74 households) in the 2011 Census.^[1]

Finds from the area include a 12th-century silver finger ring, a bone comb, fragments of a lignite bracelet, skeletal remains from fields surrounding the church and an early 10th-century copper alloy and crutch-headed pin now in the British Museum.

History

The Troubles

For more information see The Troubles in Kilmore, County Armagh, which includes a list of incidents in Kilmore during The Troubles 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 Zeeman Effect.

Sport

The nearest GAA club to Kilmore is Ballyhegan Davitts GAC, one of the oldest clubs in County Armagh.

Education

St. Oliver Plunkett's Primary School

References

^ ^a ^b "Kilmore". Census 2011 Results. NI Statistics and Research Agency. Archived from the original on 22 April 2015. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
^ "Placenames Database of Ireland". Archived from the original on 25 May 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2009.