Ballydugan or Ballydougan () is a

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. It lies on the County Armagh–

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border, between

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and Gilford. Ballydougan is within the

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area.

The Troubles

The Mid-Ulster brigade of the

Ulster Volunteer Force The Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) is an Ulster loyalism, Ulster loyalist paramilitary group based in Northern Ireland. Formed in 1965, it first emerged in 1966. Its first leader was Gusty Spence, a former Royal Ulster Rifles soldier from North ...

killed three Catholics in Ballydugan on 4 January 1976 as well as another three Catholics (three brothers) in Whitecross the same day. The

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by the South Armagh Republican Action Force left 10 Protestant men dead the following day.

Bloomvale House

Bloomvale House has had craftspeople living and working in it since 1785 and is currently the home of Ballydougan pottery

.

References

* Michael McKernan and Owen McQuade, ''Northern Ireland Yearbook'', Bmf Business Services, 1 March 2004, Townlands of County Armagh Civil parish of Tullylish {{Armagh-geo-stub