Kilmore, County Armagh

Kilmore
Irish: *Cill Mhór*
Kilmore Irish: Cill Mhór;
	Kilmore Parish Church
	Kilmore Location within Northern Ireland
Population	190
Irish grid reference	H 94335 51124
• Belfast	28 mi (45 km)
District	Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon;
County	County Armagh;
Country	Northern Ireland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Armagh
Postcode district	BT61
Dialling code	028
Police	Northern Ireland
Fire	Northern Ireland
Ambulance	Northern Ireland
UK Parliament	Newry and Armagh;
NI Assembly	Newry and Armagh;
	List of places UK Northern Ireland Armagh 54°023′053″N 6°032′049″W / 54.39806°N 6.54694°W

Kilmore or Killmore (from the Irish: Cill Mhór)^[2] is a small village, townland and civil parish in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It lies 2.5 miles (4 km) north of Richhill and within the Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council area. It had a population of 190 people (74 households) in the 2011 Census.^[1]

Finds from the area include a 12th-century silver finger ring, a bone comb, fragments of a lignite bracelet, skeletal remains from fields surrounding the church and an early 10th-century copper alloy and crutch-headed pin now in the British Museum.

History

The Troubles

For more information see The Troubles in Kilmore, County Armagh, which includes a list of incidents in Kilmore during The Troubles resulting in two or more fatalities.

People

Thomas Preston, an Irish scientist from the 19th century who published works on heat & light. He also discovered the Zeeman Effect.

Sport

The nearest GAA club to Kilmore is Ballyhegan Davitts GAC, one of the oldest clubs in County Armagh.

Education

St. Oliver Plunkett's Primary School

References

^ ^a ^b "Kilmore". Census 2011 Results. NI Statistics and Research Agency. Archived from the original on 22 April 2015. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
^ "Placenames Database of Ireland". Archived from the original on 25 May 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2009.

Ulster Guide 1935

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[Cen-1] "Kilmore". Census 2011 Results. NI Statistics and Research Agency. Archived from the original on 22 April 2015. Retrieved 22 April 2015.

[2] "Placenames Database of Ireland". Archived from the original on 25 May 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2009.

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