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58. ForkhillLocated on the border with County Louth, this hamlet is in the vicinity of Moyne Castle. Slieve Gullion is just to the north. Services in Forkhill Car Rental | Vacation Packages
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59. JonesboroughA sleepy hamlet on the border with County Louth. Services in Jonesborough Car Rental | Vacation Packages
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60. KeadyKeady, lying to the south of Armagh City, is the largest of the local towns with an estimated population of over 3,000. The name Keady is recorded as long ago as 1674 in a letter for Symore Richardson to the Provost of Trinity College Dublin (the district was part of a grant of county Armagh lands to that college). However, the town did not emerge as an important centre until the mid 18th century when the use of waterpower led to the growth of great linen mills and factories. By 1837, Keady was noted as being the centre of an important flourishing linen trade by Samuel Lewis in his "Topographical Dictionary of Ireland". The famous Keady Monument was erected by the local people to honour William Kirk, who through his mills at Keady and Darkley, provided so much economic prosperity in the area. The town was also to become a centre of tailoring before the first World War, and the advent of the railway brought the town great commercial benefit, although the lines for both goods and passenger traffic have since closed. Today, Keady retains its links with clothing manufacture, with a major textiles firm affording employment for many of the local people. Situated on the river which flows from Clay Lake to the River Callan, Keady is noted chiefly for the 'Keady trout Lakes'. It is also of interest to the industrial archaeologist as the centre of a district with many derelict watermills. Tassagh Glen, just outside the town has mill and viaduct of monumental proportions. The newly restored mill in the centre of town offers the visitor a unique glimpse into Keady's fine industrial heritage. Services in Keady Car Rental | Vacation Packages
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61. KillyleaLying 6 miles west of Armagh City, the residential village of Killylea originally formed part of an endowment of land to Trinity College, Dublin. In 1610 the Rev. Robert Maxwell arrived from Scotland to become Dean of Armagh, and for three hundred years his family was associated with the area. The handsome parish church, dedicated to St. Mark in 1832 makes a pleasant feature at the head of the village. Services in Killylea Bed & Breakfasts | Car Rental | Vacation Packages | |
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62. LoughgallLoughgall is surrounded by 5,000 acres of apple orchards, prettiest at blossom time (May/June). Loughgall Manor, at the end of an avenue of mature lime tree, is a picturesque gabled mansion with a lake. Work on the estate includes livestock husbandry and plant breeding as well as fruit and vegetable research. An ancient yew walk near the manor house was planted over 300 years ago by the Cope family who settled here in 1610. The Orange Order was founded by Pretestant farmers in 1795 at Sloane's Bar in Loughgall after a fight between Peep O' Day boys (Protestant) and Defenders (Catholic) at the Diamond, outside the village. Services in Loughgall Bed & Breakfasts | Car Rental | Vacation Packages
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