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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 Tiranny. It had a population of 3,051 people in the 2011 Census. This article contains quotations from this source, which is available under th Open Government Licence v3.0 © Crown copyright. A tributary of the River Callan, known as the Clea, flows from its source in Clea Lake (also spelled as Clay Lake) through the middle of the village. The River Clea once powered Keady's millwheels. In the middle of the village, on the banks of the river, stands the Old Mill, which has been converted into workshops and offices. History The Troubles For more information see The Troubles in Keady, which includes a list of incidents in Keady during the Troubles resulting in two or more deaths. Transport *The railway arrived in Keady in 1909, with the openi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Troubles In Keady
The Troubles in Keady refers to incidents taking place in Keady, County Armagh, Northern Ireland during the Troubles. Incidents in Keady during the Troubles resulting in one or more fatalities: 1972 *21 January 1972 - Stentiford, Philip (18) British Army (BA), Killed by: Irish Republican Army (IRA) in land mine attack on British Army (BA) foot patrol, Derrynoose, near Keady, County Armagh. 1973 *15 November 1973 - McVerry, Michael (23) Irish Republican Army (IRA), Killed by: Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) during a gun attack on Keady British Army (BA) / Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) base in Keady, County Armagh. * 15 December 1973 - Ivan Johnson (34) ex-Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC). Killed by Irish Republican Army (IRA) Found shot in Derrynoose, near Keady, County Armagh. 1975 * 31 August 1975 - Lance Corporal Joseph Reid (48) 2nd County Armagh Battalion, Ulster Defence Regiment. Shot while at home on his farm in Farnaloy, near Keady, County Armagh . He was also an Uls ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Castleblayney, Keady And Armagh Railway
The Castleblayney, Keady and Armagh Railway (CK&A) was an Irish gauge railway in Ulster. It linked in County Armagh with in County Monaghan. The Armagh – section was opened in 1909 and closed in 1957. The Castleblayney – Keady section was opened in 1910 and closed in 1924. History In 1899 a Bill was presented to Parliament to build a railway linking on the Midland Great Western Railway (MGW) with Armagh on the Great Northern Railway (GNR). It was defeated. The next year Parliament passed an Act to incorporate the Kingscourt, Keady and Armagh Railway Company, but the new company was unable to begin construction. Instead it reached agreement with the GNR to build the section between Castleblayney and Armagh, and abandoned the planned section between Castleblayney and Kingscourt. A new bill in 1902 reincorporated it as the Castleblayney, Keady and Armagh Railway Company. Construction began in 1903; the first passenger services did not run until 31 May 1909, when the b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keady Railway Station
Keady railway station was on the Castleblayney, Keady and Armagh Railway in Northern Ireland. The Castleblayney, Keady and Armagh Railway The Castleblayney, Keady and Armagh Railway (CK&A) was an Irish gauge railway in Ulster. It linked in County Armagh with in County Monaghan. The Armagh – section was opened in 1909 and closed in 1957. The Castleblayney – Keady section w ... opened the station on 1 February 1909. It closed for passengers on 1 February 1932 and for goods on 1 October 1957. Routes References {{reflist Disused railway stations in County Armagh Railway stations opened in 1909 Railway stations closed in 1932 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keady Viaduct
The Keady Viaduct is a railway viaduct near Keady, County Armagh, Northern Ireland. History The viaduct was completed in 1910, and crosses the Glen Road. It was originally part of the Castleblayney, Keady and Armagh Railway, though services to Castleblayney were ended in 1924. Ultimately the Keady Viaduct carried trains for a mere 14 years. The line had been taken over by the Great Northern Railway (Ireland) The Great Northern Railway (Ireland) (GNR(I) or GNRI) was an Irish gauge () railway company in Ireland. It was formed in 1876 by a merger of the Irish North Western Railway (INW), Northern Railway of Ireland, and Ulster Railway. The governments ... shortly after opening. In August 1993, Keady Viaduct became a Grade B listed building. Design The viaduct is roughly 84 metres long. It consists of 6 arches, the four northernmost being the same length and the two southernmost being half the length as the rest. It is built out of concrete with brick arches. References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armagh
Armagh ( ; ga, Ard Mhacha, , " Macha's height") is the county town of County Armagh and a city in Northern Ireland, as well as a civil parish. It is the ecclesiastical capital of Ireland – the seat of the Archbishops of Armagh, the Primates of All Ireland for both the Roman Catholic Church and the Church of Ireland. In ancient times, nearby Navan Fort (''Eamhain Mhacha'') was a pagan ceremonial site and one of the great royal capitals of Gaelic Ireland. Today, Armagh is home to two cathedrals (both named after Saint Patrick) and the Armagh Observatory, and is known for its Georgian architecture. Although classed as a medium-sized town, Armagh was given city status in 1994 and Lord Mayoralty status in 2012, both by Queen Elizabeth II. It had a population of 14,777 people in the 2011 Census. History Foundation ''Eamhain Mhacha'' (or Navan Fort), at the western edge of Armagh, was an ancient pagan ritual or ceremonial site. According to Irish mythology ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cathal Boylan
Cathal Boylan (Irish name: ''Cathal Ó Baoighealláin, ''born 30 April 1964) MLA has been a councillor on Armagh City and District Council since 2005. In March 2007 Cathal was elected as an MLA to the Northern Ireland Assembly to represent the Newry and Armagh constituency. He is currently the Sinn Féin Sinn Féin ( , ; en, " eOurselves") is an Irish republican and democratic socialist political party active throughout both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. The original Sinn Féin organisation was founded in 1905 by Arthur G ... Party Group Leader for Armagh Council and is a member of the Internal Scrutiny Committee, Public Services Scrutiny Committee, The Public Parks Scrutiny Committee and the Market Place Theatre Management Board. He is also Vice - chairperson of both the East Border Region Partnership and the Local Strategy Partnership (LSP). He is a lifelong resident of Keady. He sits on the recently formed Keady Regeneration Committee, and for many ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tommy Makem
Thomas Makem (4 November 1932 – 1 August 2007) was an internationally celebrated Irish folk musician, artist, poet and storyteller. He was best known as a member of the Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem. He played the long-necked 5-string banjo, tin whistle, low whistle, guitar, bodhrán and bagpipes, and sang in a distinctive baritone. He was sometimes known as " The Bard of Armagh" (taken from a traditional song of the same name) and "The Godfather of Irish Music". Biography Makem was born and raised in Keady, County Armagh (the "Hub of the Universe" as Makem always said), in Northern Ireland. His mother, Sarah Makem, was an important source of traditional Irish music, who was visited and recorded by, among others, Diane Guggenheim Hamilton, Jean Ritchie, Peter Kennedy and Sean O'Boyle. His father, Peter Makem, was a fiddler who also played the bass drum in a local pipe band named " Oliver Plunkett", after a Roman Catholic martyr of the reign of Charles II of England. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimmy Jones (footballer, Born 1928)
Jimmy Jones (25 July 1928 – 13 February 2014) was a Northern Irish footballer. He holds the record for scoring the most goals in a season (74). He is the leading goalscorer in the history of Irish League football with a total of 647 goals. According to RSSSF he has scored more than 809 goals in official matches which makes him one of the most prolific goal scorers of all time. In a career spanning almost 20 years, Jones started his career with Belfast Celtic. After having his leg broken by rival supporters, he spent over a year out of the game, before returning at intermediate level with Larne. After a short spell there and a season in English football with Fulham, he joined Glenavon where he helped to propel the club to the most successful period in their history. He later represented Portadown, Bangor and Newry Town. He also won 3 caps for Northern Ireland, scoring 1 goal. Early life Jones was born in his maternal grandmother's home in Keady, County Armagh, Northern Ir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Colgan (actor)
Michael Colgan (born Michael Hughes) is a Northern Irish actor and novelist. Born in Keady, County Armagh, Colgan was educated at Saint Patrick's Grammar School, Armagh and Corpus Christi College, Oxford, where he read English. He studied at l'École Internationale de Théâtre Jacques Lecoq in Paris and now lives in London. A notable early performance in Saint Patrick's Grammar School, Armagh was the role of Harpagon in Molière's '' L'Avare'', which was performed entirely in French. After theatre school in Paris he went back to Ireland to work with hi He starred in the 2002 feature film '' This Is Not a Love Song'' directed by Bille Eltringham. He also spent a year working in the Abbey Theatre in Dublin and has appeared in several television productions, including ''Rebel Heart'' and ''Sunday'' (2002) for the BBC. Colgan has worked at the Royal Shakespeare Company and in productions at the Royal Exchange, the Abbey Theatre, the Lyric Players' Theatre, Belfast, the Eve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armagh (barony)
Armagh (named after the city of Armagh) is a barony in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It lies in the west of the county, bordering County Tyrone with its north-western boundary, and bordering the Republic of Ireland with its southern boundary. It is bordered by five other baronies in Northern Ireland: Tiranny to the west, Dungannon Middle to the north-west, Oneilland West to the north-east, Fews Lower to the east, and Fews Upper to the south-east. It also borders to the south the barony of Cremorne in the Republic of Ireland. Geographical features Some of the geographical features of Armagh barony include: * Loughnashade * Kinnegoe Bog * Creaghan Stream * Yellow Ford, where the Battle of the Yellow Ford took place in 1598 List of settlements Below is a list of settlements in Armagh: Towns *Armagh (also part in barony of Oneilland West) Villages and population centres * Charlemont *Killevy * Milford List of civil parishes Below is a list of civil parishes in Armagh: *Arm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 Northern Ireland: Dungannon Lower and Dungannon Upper to the north-west; and Armagh to the east. It also borders two baronies in the Republic of Ireland; Cremorne to the south and Trough to the west. Etymology The name Tiranny is a softened form of Toughranie, an anglicisation of ''Tuath Threana''. The form Tiranny was created by the Ordnance Survey and led to the incorrect conjecture by some such as John O'Donovan that the first element of the name derived from the Irish word ''tír'', meaning "country". Older phonetic forms of ''Tuatha Threna'' included Toaghrany, Toyghrayny, Toaghraine, Toaghranye, Towrany, Tuterany, Toghrany, Toorany, Turrany, and Torany, all of which are found in records from the early seventeenth century. The seco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 has a population of about 175,000. County Armagh is known as the "Orchard County" because of its many apple orchards. The county is part of the provinces of Ireland, historic province of Ulster. Etymology The name "Armagh" derives from the Irish word ' meaning "height" (or high place) and '. is mentioned in ''Lebor Gabála Érenn, The Book of the Taking of Ireland'', and is also said to have been responsible for the construction of the hill site of (now Navan Fort near Armagh, Armagh City) to serve as the capital of the kings (who give their name to Ulster), also thought to be 's ''height''. Geography and features From its highest point at Slieve Gullion, in the south of the county, Armagh's land falls away from its rugged south with Carr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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