Camlough (Camloch) is a small village in County Armagh, Northern Ireland, near Bessbrook and the slopes of the Ring of Gullion. It had a population of 910 people in the 2001 Census. It is in the Newry and Mourne District Council area. Masouleh village, Gilan Province, Iran. ... Statistics Province: Ulster County Town: Armagh Area: 1,254 km² Population (est. ... Northern Ireland (Irish: , Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a constituent country of the United Kingdom lying in the northeast of the island of Ireland, covering 5,459 square miles (14,139 km², about a sixth of the islands total area). ... Bessbrook is a village in County Armagh, Northern Ireland, with approximately 3000 inhabitants. ... The Ring of Gullion is located in County Armagh, Ireland. ... UK Census 2001 logo A nationwide census, commonly known as Census 2001, was conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday 29 April 2001. ... Newry and Mourne District Council is a local council in Northern Ireland. ...

Places of interest

• Ballykeel Dolmen is to the south west of Camlough at the western foot of Slieve Gullion. It is an outstanding example of a Portal Tomb. The dolmen is made up of two portal stones with a sill between and a lower backstone supporting a huge capstone.
• Camlough Lake is renowned for pike fishing.
• Camlough is at the foot of its own mountain and at the top on a good day, one of the finest views in South Armagh.

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History

1920s

In December 1920, Frank Aiken led an abortive IRA assault on the Royal Irish Constabulary station in his home village of Camlough. In reprisal the newly formed Ulster Special Constabulary burned Aiken's home and those of ten of his relatives in the Camlough area. Year 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Frank Aiken (February 13, 1898 - May 18, 1983) was a senior Irish politician. ... The Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC) was one of Irelands two police forces in the early twentieth century, alongside the Dublin Metropolitan Police. ... The Ulster Special Constabulary (USC) was a reserve force of the Royal Ulster Constabulary. ...

GAA

Camlough (Camloch) is famous for its links with the GAA, included in the village are the two football clubs Naomh Padraig Carrickcruppen and Shane O'Neils, while also boasting a hurling club Craobh Rua Camlocha. In recent years, and ofcourse the past years, it doesnt take an expert to tell you that Shane O'Neills are somewhat extensively more succesful than their Camlough Rivals, and their glorious history shows they are one of few teams with a trophy cabnet quite like that of fellow county Armagh men Crossmaglen Rangers. Shane O'Neills now have a new generation of underage teams that have proven to be nothing but the best in Armagh, going on to compete across the Country. The under 14s have recently been to the Féile ná nÓg twice in a row, not quite achieving as this age group did 20 years ago, winning the competition in 1987, the first team in the North to bring the Cup over the border. There is no doubt, that this club will very soon be back, battling amognst the best just like they did back in the days of when this club were Senior County Champions.

Education

• St. Malachy's Primary School
• St Pauls High School

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2001 Census

Camlough is classified as a Small Village by the NI Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) (ie with population between 500 and 1,000 people). On Census day (April 29, 2001) there were 910 people living in Camlough. Of these: is the 119th day of the year (120th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ...

• 27.6% were aged under 16 years and 12.6% were aged 60 and over
• 46.5% of the population were male and 53.5% were female
• 98.8% were from a Roman Catholic background and 1.2% were from a Protestant background
• 7.0% of people aged 16-74 were unemployed

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Notable people from Camlough

• Frank Aiken, Prominent IRA figure during the War of Independence and later becoming a Fianna Fáil TD and Minister for External Affairs in the Republic of Ireland
• Most Reverend Dr. Eugene O'Callaghan, Roman Catholic Bishop of Clogher 1943 – 1969
• Conor Murphy, Sinn Féin Member of Parliament for Newry and Armagh
• Pat McGinn, Sinn Féin Mayor of Newry and Mourne
• Eamon Collins, IRA 'Supergrass'
• Raymond McCreesh, IRA prisoner who died after 61 days on hunger-strike in 1981
• Paddy Quinn, Volunteer within the 1st Battalion, South Armagh Brigade of the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) who took part in the 1981 Irish hunger strike.
• Tomás Cardinal Ó Fiaich, Irish Roman Catholic Cardinal, Archbishop of Armagh and the Primate of All Ireland.
• Peter Loughran, Armagh and Carrickcruppen Gaelic football player, the best player to never receive an All Star.

Frank Aiken (February 13, 1898 - May 18, 1983) was a senior Irish politician. ... The term War of Independence is generally used to describe a war occurring over a territory that has declared independence. ... Reverend Dr. Eugene OCallaghan (born 7 January 1888 at Camlough) was a priest in the Diocese of Clogher, ordained on 21 June, 1913. ... See also: Clogher (disambiguation) The Bishop of Clogher is the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Clogher. ... Conor Murphy (born 10 July 1963, Newry) is the Sinn Féin Member of Parliament for the Newry and Armagh constituency in Northern Ireland, which he represents as its MP and also as one of the Members of the Northern Ireland Assembly. ... Pat McGinn is the Mayor of Newry and Mourne. ... Eamon Collins, was a Provisional Irish Republican Army activist in the late 1970s and 1980s. ... Raymond Peter McCreesh (25 February 1957 - 21 May 1981) was an Irish Republican hunger striker and member of the Provisional IRA. He was born in Camlough in South Armagh and was sentenced in March 1977 and sent to the Maze Prison. ... Patrick Quinn (Irish: Óglach Pádraic Ó Cuinn) (born, 1962, Belleeks, County Armagh, Northern Ireland) was a member (volunteer) with the 1st Battalion, South Armagh Brigade of the Provisional Irish Republican Army who took part in the 1981 Irish hunger strike. ... A mural in Derrys Bogside, commemorating Irish hunger strikers. ... Tomás Seamus Cardinal Ó Fiaich (3 November 1923–8 May 1990) was an Irish Cardinal, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Armagh and the Primate of All Ireland from the mid to late 1970s until his death. ... Primate of All Ireland is the title held by the Archbishop of Armagh. ... Primate of All Ireland is the title held by the Archbishop of Armagh. ...

References

• Newry and Mourne District Council
• South Armagh Tourism

See also

• List of towns in Northern Ireland
• List of villages in Northern Ireland

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