Granemore

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Granemore
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Granemore
Location within Northern Ireland
County
Country Northern Ireland
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Postcode district BT60
Dialling code 028
List of places
UK
Northern Ireland
54°15′11″N6°39′04″W / 54.253°N 6.651°W / 54.253; -6.651

Granemore (from Irish Grainseach mor, meaning 'great grange') [1] is a townland of 785 acres in County Armagh, Northern Ireland, about seven miles from Armagh and three miles from Keady. It is situated in the civil parish of Keady and historic barony of Armagh. [2]

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History

The Troubles

The local pub, The Rock Bar, was attacked by loyalists in June 1976 in a planned gun and bomb attack. However, a local resident left the bar as the loyalists were planting their device and disrupted their plan. Although the local man was shot a number of times, he managed to survive the incident. It was later revealed that some members of the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) police force from Keady were involved with the attack. [3] [ dubious discuss ]

Granemore is one of the townlands that make up the parish of Cill Chluana in the Archdiocese of Armagh, one of the three churches of the parish is St Mary's Church, neighbouring St Mary's Primary School in Granemore.

Sport

It is home to the local Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) club Granemore GFC, which includes both senior and underage football and camogie teams.

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References

  1. "Granemore". Place Names NI. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
  2. "Granemore". IreAtlas Townlands Database. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
  3. Cadwallader, Anne (2011). Lethal Allies: British Collusion in Ireland. Cork: Mercier Press. ISBN   9781781171882.