Kilmore, County Armagh

This article is about the village in County Armagh. For other uses, see Kilmore.

Kilmore or Killmore (from the Irish: Cill Mhór)^[2] is a small village, townland and civil parish in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It lies 2.5 miles (4 km) north of Richhill and within the Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council area. It had a population of 190 people (74 households) in the 2011 Census.^[1]

Kilmore Irish: Cill Mhór
Kilmore Parish Church
Kilmore Location within Northern Ireland
Population	190 [1]
Irish grid reference	H 94335 51124
• Belfast	28 mi (45 km)
District	Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon
County	County Armagh
Country	Northern Ireland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Armagh
Postcode district	BT61
Dialling code	028
Police	Northern Ireland
Fire	Northern Ireland
Ambulance	Northern Ireland
UK Parliament	Newry and Armagh
NI Assembly	Newry and Armagh
List of places UK Northern Ireland Armagh 54°023′053″N 6°032′049″W

Finds from the area include a 12th-century silver finger ring, a bone comb, fragments of a lignite bracelet, skeletal remains from fields surrounding the church and an early 10th-century copper alloy and crutch-headed pin now in the British Museum.

History

The Troubles

For more information see The Troubles in Kilmore, County Armagh, which includes a list of incidents in Kilmore during The Troubles resulting in two or more fatalities.

People

• Thomas Preston, an Irish scientist from the 19th century who published works on heat & light. He also discovered the Zeeman Effect.

Sport

The nearest GAA club to Kilmore is Ballyhegan Davitts GAC, one of the oldest clubs in County Armagh.

Education

• St. Oliver Plunkett's Primary School

See also

• List of towns and villages in Northern Ireland
• List of civil parishes of County Armagh