Tynan

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Tynan is a village in County Armagh, in Northern Ireland.

1 History
- 1.1 The Troubles
2 Places of Interest
3 Transport
4 See also
5 References
6 External links

[edit] History

Tynan won the status as the most well preserved rural Irish village in 1993.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] The Troubles

For more information see The Troubles in Tynan, which includes a list of incidents in Tynan during the Troubles resulting in the fatality of the deaths of a father and son of Tynan's longstanding noble family.

[edit] Places of Interest

Tynan Abbey has an extensive demesne, a country house belonging to the Stronge family was situated here until it was destroyed by the IRA in 1981. The ruins have since been demolished. The grounds hold an extensive cemetery with grave stones going back centuries and others worn beyond recognition.
Tynan has a Celtic cross marking the entrance to the county, with a carving of Adam and Eve under an apple tree. Tynan High Cross is by the village’s churchyard and dates from 700-900.

[edit] Transport

Tynan station closed in 1957. It was formerly served by mainline trains of the Great Northern Railway (Ireland) and was also the eastern terminus of the narrow gauge Clogher Valley Railway (which opened in 1887 and closed in 1941). Tynan railway station (on the Clogher Valley railway opened on 2 May 1887 and finally closed on 1 January 1942. Tynan and Caledon railway station on the mainline opened on 25 May 1858 and finally closed on 1 October 1957.^[1]