Ballymore, County Armagh

This article is about the civil parish and townland in County Armagh. For other uses, see Ballymore.

Ballymore, County Armagh
County
CountryNorthern Ireland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Postcode districtBT
Dialling code028
List of places
UK
Northern Ireland

Ballymore (from Irish An Baile Mór, meaning 'the large town, settlement')[1] is a civil parish and townland (of 676 acres) in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the historic barony of Orior Lower.[2]

Towns and villages

The civil parish contains the villages of Acton, Poyntzpass, Clare, and Tandragee.[2]

Townlands

The civil parish contains the following townlands:[2]

Parish Church

Ballymore Parish Church (2013)

Ballymore Parish Church dates to 1343 and is located beside Tandragee Castle on Church Street, Tandragee.[3]

The church has history which extends over 650 years, closely linked to the Dukes of Manchester until the mid-1950s. Historical records from the 14th century reference the church, which was eventually destroyed by Edmond O'Hanlon during the Irish Rebellion of 1641.[4] It was rebuilt in 1812 due to its inability to accommodate the growing congregation. During the renovation, remnants of the original walls were discovered, revealing evidence of fire damage from the events of the Irish Rebellion of 1641.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Ballymore". Place Names NI. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
  2. ^ a b c "Ballymore". IreAtlas Townlands Database. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
  3. ^ a b "History". www.ballymore.armagh.anglican.org. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
  4. ^ "1641 CLRLE | Deposition of Elizabeth Rolleston". 1641dep.abdn.ac.uk. Retrieved 24 October 2024.


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