Mountnorris

For the mountain in Wyoming, see Mount Norris.

Mountnorris Irish: Achadh na Cranncha
Main Street
Mountnorris Location within Northern Ireland
Population	155 (2011 Census)
Irish grid reference	H995348
• Belfast	40 mi (64 km)
District	Armagh City & District
County	County Armagh
Country	Northern Ireland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	ARMAGH
Postcode district	BT60
Dialling code	028, +44 28
Police	Northern Ireland
Fire	Northern Ireland
Ambulance	Northern Ireland
UK Parliament	Newry & Armagh

Mountnorris is a small village and townland in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. The village also extends into the townland of Tullyherron. It lies about six miles south of Markethill. It is within the Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon local government area. It had a population of 155 people (79 households) in the 2011 Census. Ulsterbus offers 1 stop in Mountnorris.[1] (2001 Census: 165 people

History

The townland of Mountnorris was historically called Aghnecranagh and Aghenecranagh (from Irish Achadh na Cranncha 'field of the wooded place').[2] In 1600 Lord Mountjoy built an earthwork fort and left a garrison of 400 men under the command of Captain Edward Blaney in Mountnorris. The area took its name by combining the names of Mountjoy and his campaign commander in the Low Countries, Sir John Norris.

By 1620, the village no longer had a garrison and in the 18th century passed into the hands of the Cope family of Loughgall, to become a rural settlement with no military connections. The village was the originally intended site of the Royal School but due to instability at the time in Ulster, the school was resituated to its current site in Armagh and was opened in 1608.

On 31 May 1991, during "The Troubles", the Provisional IRA carried out a large truck bomb attack against the British Army (Ulster Defence Regiment) base at nearby Glenanne. It killed three soldiers and wounded another ten. It is often called the "Glenanne barracks bombing".

Climate

Climate data for Glenanne (1991–2020)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	6.8 (44.2)	7.4 (45.3)	9.2 (48.6)	11.7 (53.1)	14.7 (58.5)	17.2 (63.0)	18.6 (65.5)	18.2 (64.8)	16.1 (61.0)	12.6 (54.7)	9.2 (48.6)	7.1 (44.8)	12.4 (54.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	1.9 (35.4)	1.9 (35.4)	2.8 (37.0)	4.3 (39.7)	6.6 (43.9)	9.3 (48.7)	11.2 (52.2)	11.1 (52.0)	9.4 (48.9)	6.8 (44.2)	4.1 (39.4)	2.3 (36.1)	6.0 (42.8)
Average rainfall mm (inches)	103.6 (4.08)	82.0 (3.23)	78.1 (3.07)	72.9 (2.87)	68.0 (2.68)	69.8 (2.75)	78.9 (3.11)	84.7 (3.33)	77.3 (3.04)	101.7 (4.00)	108.0 (4.25)	107.8 (4.24)	1,033.4 (40.69)
Average rainy days (≥ 1 mm)	16.0	13.9	13.8	12.6	12.5	12.3	13.9	14.2	12.8	14.9	15.7	15.8	168.8
Source: Met Office[3]

People

• Andrew Trew Wood (1826–1903), a Canadian businessman and parliamentarian, was born in Mountnorris.
• David James McEwen was born in Mountnorris in 1863, son of the Presbyterian Minister, Reverend William McEwen. David James McEwen was raised at Rosehill in Mountnorris until 1889, when he emigrated to Australia. By 1895 he owned and operated the Pharmacy in Chiltern, Victoria and in 1900 he and his wife Sarah (née McMillen) had a son, John McEwen, who would become the 18th Prime Minister of Australia.
• Billy Wright (1960–1997), the loyalist paramilitary leader, was raised in Mountnorris. He founded the Loyalist Volunteer Force (LVF) in 1996 and was assassinated in 1997 by the Irish National Liberation Army (INLA).

Education

• Mountnorris Primary School
• St. Teresa's Primary School

References

1. "Mountnorris". Census 2011 Results. NI Statistics and Research Agency. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
2. Placenames NI Archived 17 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
3. "Glenanne (County Armagh) UK climate averages - Met Office". Met Office. Retrieved 4 July 2024.

• Visit Armagh

See also

• List of towns and villages in Northern Ireland