Darkley | |
Irish: Dearclaigh | |
Darkley
Darkley shown within Northern Ireland |
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Population | 282 |
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Irish grid reference | H861312 |
- Belfast | 51 miles |
District | Armagh |
County | County Armagh |
Country | Northern Ireland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | ARMAGH |
Postcode district | BT60 |
Dialling code | 028 |
EU Parliament | Northern Ireland |
UK Parliament | Newry and Armagh |
NI Assembly | Newry and Armagh |
List of places: UK • Northern Ireland • Armagh |
Darkley (from Irish: Dearclaigh, meaning "place of caves/hollows")[1][2] is a small village and townland near Keady in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 282 people.
Historically Darkley was a mill village and produced linen.
See The Troubles in Darkley for a list of incidents in Darkley during the Troubles resulting in two or more fatalities.
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