Granemore
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 Granemore townland in 2009 | |
  Granemore Location within Northern Ireland | |
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| Country | Northern Ireland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Postcode district | BT60 |
| Dialling code | 028 |
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]
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 ]
Granemore is one of the townlands that make up the parish of Kilcluney. One of the three churches of the parish in Granemore is St Mary's Church, neighboring St Mary's Primary School.
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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St Mary's Gaelic Football Club, Granemore, usually known as Granemore GFC, is a Gaelic Athletic Association club situated about seven miles south of Armagh, in County Armagh, Ireland. The club, a member of Armagh GAA, fields Gaelic football teams at Under 10, 12, 14, 16 and Minor levels as well as Senior and 'B'. The senior team currently participates in the Armagh Senior Football Championship and the Division 1A League.
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The Step Inn pub bombing was a car bomb attack carried out by the Glenanne gang, an Ulster loyalist paramilitary group. The attack occurred outside the Step Inn Pub in Keady, County Armagh, when the pub was packed with people. The Ulster Volunteer Force claimed responsibility for the bomb attack.
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