Annaghmore, County Armagh
| Annaghmore, County Armagh | |
| County Armagh | |
|---|---|
 Annaghmore parish church | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | H906575 |
| Location: | 54°27’28"N, 6°36’12"W |
| Data | |
| Postcode: | BT62 |
| Dialling code: | 028 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon |
Annaghmore is a small village, and a townland of 786 acres, near Loughgall in County Armagh (within the Barony of Oneilland West).[1] It had a population of 265 people (in 93 households) at the 2011 Census.
The name Annanghmore is from the Irish Eanach Mór, meaning 'Great Marsh'.[2]
About the village
Ardress House in Annaghmore, was originally a modest farmhouse which was transformed in 1760 by Dublin architect George Ensor. It is today owned by the National Trust and contains examples of 18th century furniture and a display of paintings. It includes plasterwork in the drawing room made by Michael Stapleton in 1780. The farmyard and outbuildings show aspects of farming history with a display of farm implements. There is a garden with examples of early types of Irish rose.[3]
The ‘Ladies Mile’ is a woodland walk around the estate.
Former railway
Annaghmore railway station was opened by the Portadown, Dungannon and Omagh Junction Railway on 5 April 1858. It was closed by the Ulster Transport Authority on 15 February 1965.[4]
Sports
- Gaelic Athletics: Annaghmore Pearses GFC, founded in 1915.
Outside links
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References
- ↑ "Annaghmore". http://www.thecore.com/seanruad/. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
- ↑ Annanghmore - Placenames NI
- ↑ Ardress House
- ↑ "Annaghmore station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Archived from the original on 26 September 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20070926042407/http://www.railscot.co.uk/Ireland/Irish_railways.pdf. Retrieved 2007-09-08.
