Forkhill

Forkhill/Forkill
Irish: Foirceal
Forkhill/Forkill shown within Northern Ireland
Population	498 (2011)
Irish grid reference	J013158
– Belfast	41 mi (66 km)
District	Newry and Mourne
County	County Armagh
Country	Northern Ireland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	NEWRY
Postcode district	BT35
Dialling code	028, +44 28
EU Parliament	Northern Ireland
UK Parliament	Newry and Armagh
NI Assembly	Newry and Armagh
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Coordinates: 54°05′00″N 6°27′00″W / 54.08333°N 6.45°W / 54.08333; -6.45

Forkhill or Forkill (from Irish: Foirceal)^[1] is a small village and civil parish in south County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It is within the Ring of Gullion and in the 2011 Census it had a recorded population of 498.^[2]

The name is pronounced either /ˈfɔrk.hɪl/ fork-HIL or /ˈfɔrkɪl/ for-KIL and comes from the Irish foirceal, meaning "trough" or "hollow".^[3] This may refer to the village's position on flat land between the large hills of Tievecrom (to the east) and Croslieve (to the west).

History

The Troubles

Development

A £550,000 community project comprising retail/office units and a light industrial unit was developed by Forkhill and District Development Association and funded by the Community Regeneration and Improvement Special Programme (CRISP). It opened in May 2004. With the British Army's demilitarization of South Armagh, the site of the old Army barracks is earmarked for future developments.

Sport

Forkhill is the home of Forkhill Peadar Ó Doirnín GAC, which is one of the oldest clubs in Armagh GAA, having been founded in 1888. It currently plays Gaelic football at Junior level. Its name commemorates the 18th-century poet Peadar Ó Doirnín.

Schools

• St Oliver Plunkett's Primary School

See also

• List of civil parishes of County Armagh

References

1. ↑ Placenames Database of Ireland: Forkill
2. ↑ See Census 2011 - Headcount and Household Estimates for Settlements published by the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency, available at http://www.nisra.gov.uk/census/2011/results/settlements.html
3. ↑ Newry & Mourne Council Area, Northern Ireland Place-name Project

• NI Neighbourhood Information System
• Culture Northern Ireland
• Community Building Opens in Forkhill

External links

• Peadar O'Doirnin Gaelic Football Club

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