Keady
Village in County Armagh, Northern Ireland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Village in County Armagh, Northern Ireland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Keady (from Irish An Céide, meaning 'the flat-topped hill'[1]) is a village and civil parish in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It is south of Armagh and near the border with the Republic of Ireland. It is situated mainly in the historic barony of Armagh with six townlands in the barony of Tiranny.[2] It had a population of 3,051 people in the 2011 Census.[3]
Keady
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Kinelowen Street in the village | |
Location within Northern Ireland | |
Population | 3,051 (2011 Census) |
Irish grid reference | H844340 |
District | |
County | |
Country | Northern Ireland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | ARMAGH |
Postcode district | BT60 |
Dialling code | 028 |
Police | Northern Ireland |
Fire | Northern Ireland |
Ambulance | Northern Ireland |
UK Parliament | |
NI Assembly | |
A tributary of the River Callan, known as the Clea, flows from its source in Clea Lake (also spelled as Clay Lake) through the middle of the village. The River Clea once powered Keady's millwheels. In the middle of the village, on the banks of the river, stands the Old Mill, which has been converted into workshops and offices.
For more information see The Troubles in Keady, which includes a list of incidents in Keady during the Troubles resulting in two or more deaths.
Keady is classified as an intermediate settlement by the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) (i.e. with a population between 2,500 and 4,999 people).[8] On Census Day (27 March 2011) the usually resident population of Keady Settlement was 3,051, accounting for 0.17% of the NI total.[3] Of these:
The civil parish contains the villages of Darkley and Keady.[2]
The civil parish contains the following townlands:[2]
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