Hamiltonsbawn
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Hamiltonsbawn (also spelt as Hamilton's Bawn) is a small village in County Armagh, Northern Ireland, 4 miles or 7km east of Armagh city. It is in the parish of Mullaghbrack and in the barony of Few Lower.
The young people of Hamiltonsbawn today label it 'H.B City'.
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[edit] History
The village is named after the fortified house with defended courtyard that was built by John Hamilton from Scotland in 1619. By 1622 the lime and stone walls of this structure were 12 feet high and 90 feet long by 63 feet broad. It was destroyed during the 1641 Rebellion. The village of Newtownhamilton takes its name from Alexander Hamilton , a descendant of John Hamilton.
Jonathan Swift wrote a poem during his stay in Gosford Demesne, Markethill in 1729, The Grand Question debated whether Hamilton's Bawn should be turned into a Barrack or a Malt House.
The village used to run an annual Hiring Fair, commemorated in the traditional song The Hiring Fair at Hamilton's Bawn.
The magnificent horse chestnut tree that stood at the Bawn Corner was pulled down in February 2007.
[edit] Facts
NC Engineering in Hamiltonsbawn manufactures farm machinery. You can see their distinctive logo on farm machinery all over the UK, Ireland and beyond.
[edit] Education
- Hamiltonsbawn Primary School
