Derrytrasna is a small village in County Armagh, Northern Ireland, on a plateau surrounded predominantly by bogland, close to the shores of Lough Neagh. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 249 people. It lies within the Craigavon Borough Council area. A village is a human residential settlement commonly found in rural areas. ... County Armagh (Contae Ard Mhacha in Irish) is a county in Ulster, Ireland. ... Motto: (French for God and my right)2 Anthem: UK: God Save the Queen Regional: (De facto) Londonderry Air Capital Belfast Largest city Belfast Official language(s) English (De facto), Irish, Ulster Scots 3 Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP  - First Minister Office suspended... In geology and earth science, a plateau, also called a high plateau or tableland, is an area of highland, usually consisting of relatively flat open country if the uplift was recent in geologic history. ... Lütt-Witt Moor, a bog in Henstedt-Ulzburg in northern Germany. ... Lough Neagh Lough Neagh (pronounced ; Irish Loch nEathach ) in Northern Ireland is the largest lough, or body of freshwater by surface area, in the British Isles, with an area of 388 square kilometres. ... Census 2001 is the name by which the national census conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday 29 April 2001 is known. ... Craigavon Borough Council is a Local Council in County Armagh in Northern Ireland. ...

The village comprises mainly residential development, most of which are modern bungalows, and acts as a small service centre to the surrounding agricultural community, with a church, a primary school and a post office facility.

Sport

Derrytrasna's local Gaelic Football club is Sarsfields GFC, which in addition to having numerous teams is also a centre for other sports and activities. Sarsfields currenty play in the Armagh ACL Division II and harbour ambitions in the Armagh Intermediate Football Championship. The club's all time highest achievement came in 1990, when for the first and only time they won the Armagh Senior Championship. This article is about the year. ...

Education

• St. Mary's Primary School

References

• NI Neighbourhood Information System
• Craigavon Area Plan 2010

External links

• Confrontation in Derrytrasna, 1845
• Sarsfields GFC

See also

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

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Sesiún

evry Saturday night there is an irish traditional sesiún in the hib hall beside the sarsfeild's club & pitch. The sesiún regulars are extremly good players and any beginners are advised to go as it would be a great experience.