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Funeral services for three of the four people killed in a single-car crash near Armagh last weekend have taken place on Good Friday. Marina Crilly, 24, Emma Mallon, 22, Philip Mitchell, 27, and ...
This is a list of cities, towns, villages and hamlets in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. See the list of places in Northern Ireland for places in other counties. Towns are listed in bold .
South Armagh may refer to: The southern part of County Armagh; South Armagh (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency) South Armagh (UK Parliament constituency)
Crossmaglen and the wider South Armagh/South Down area was a republican stronghold and republican paramilitaries were very active, earning the area the nickname "Bandit Country." [ 6 ] [ 7 ] Labour Party MP Clare Short said in 1983 "It is ridiculous that British troops are here in Crossmaglen.
Dorsey Walls meet Bonds rd. Na Doirse, the gateways, is an extensive earthwork which runs through the South Armagh area. The Dorsey Ramparts, or 'The Walls' as they are known locally, are said to have been a fortified frontier post to the kingdom whose capital was Emain Macha (Navan Fort), blocking an important historic route into South Armagh.
Fusilier G. A. Colman was awarded a General Officer Commanding commendation for his role in rescuing the body of Fusilier Grundy and the wounded soldiers. [1]The British Army's official report about this incident stated: "This was a well-planned and well-executed attack indicative of the imaginative, innovative and capable nature of South Armagh PIRA".
South Armagh was a county constituency comprising the southern part of County Armagh. It was created when the House of Commons (Method of Voting and Redistribution of Seats) Act (Northern Ireland) 1929 introduced first-past-the-post elections throughout Northern Ireland. South Armagh was created by the division of Armagh into