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63. LurganAn unprententious town with an agreeable broad main street, Lurgan was granted to the Brownlows of Nottingham (later Lords Lurgan) after 1607. Textile firms and clothing manufacturers are still important here. Distinguished Lurganites include James Logan (1674-1751), scholar and scientist. He also helped found Pennsylvania. Services in Lurgan Hotels | Car Rental | Vacation Packages
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64. MarkethillThe town of Markethill, with the main street ascending to the summit of a hill grew up around the demesne of the Acheson family, who received the land as a plantation grant from Kings James I. The first castle was destroyed in 1641, but was replaced by a house within the demesne now known as Gosford Forest Park. There in 1729 the celebrated Dean Swift stayed with Sir Arthur Acheson, and the park now contains Dean Swift's Well & Chair - an arbour where he wrote. The present Gosford Castle was built in the Normal Style, between 1830 and 1839, and with the surrounding Land now belongs to the Department of Agriculture. The demesne is open to the public as a forest park. Markethill is itself a flourishing country town, with recently established light industries and a busy cattle market. G.H. Bassett, writing in 1888 noted that Markethill had been injured by the concentration of market interests in the larger towns, with Armagh and Portadown drawing away the cream of the produce. However, the town has since overcome this decline, and is one of the District's more flourishing and attractive centres. Services in Markethill Bed & Breakfasts | Car Rental | Vacation Packages
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65. Milltown
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66. PortadownThe building of the canal from Newry to Lough Neagh in the 1730s brought prosperity to Portadown. This busy textile and manufacturing town developed with the linen industry. Today it has factories making carpets, industrial ceramics and jam. The wide sloping main street has a triangular 'square' at either end. More than a dozen denominations have buily churches and chapels in one small central area. Sir Robert Hart (1835-1911), who created the Chinese Post Office and founded their lighthouse service, was born in Woodhouse Street. Services in Portadown Guest Houses | Bed & Breakfasts | Hotels | Car Rental | Vacation Packages
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67. RichhillThe largest of Armagh District's villages, Richhill acquired its name for the Richardson family whose castle stands at the top of the main street. The settlement was formerly known as Legacorry and was considered to be one of the finest properties in the country at the time of the Plantation of Ulster. Now principally a dormitory centre, the village nucleus still retains a certain elegance with its hill top square, church and castle and its broad street descending to the war memorial. Services in Richhill Guest Houses | Bed & Breakfasts | Car Rental | Vacation Packages
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