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Mullaghbawn
Mullaghbawn — village in County Armagh, Northern Ireland, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Mullaghbawn is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. Recent population estimates put it at around 642 people. Address: BT35. Wikidata describes it as: "village in County Armagh, Northern Ireland, UK". Coordinates: 54.1110°, -6.4780°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Mullaghbawn ( mul-ə-BAWN or mul-ə-BAHN; from Irish an Mullach Bán, meaning 'the white hilltop'), or Mullaghbane, is a small village and townland near Slieve Gullion in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. In the 2011 Census it had a population of 596. At the 2021 Census this had risen to 642.
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Background
History
A barracks was built near Mullaghbawn in 1689 and was known as Shanroe Barracks. The building was a small outpost build to help to suppress the activities of the rapparees and eventually abandoned in 1750. Forkill rectory was built in 1775 in the townland of Shanroe nearer the village of Mullaghbane. This meant that the rector had to travel almost two miles from his home to his church in Forkhill on foot or on horseback. The outbreak of sectarian violence between the Peep o' Day Boys and the Catholic Defenders in the Mulllaghbane and Forkill areas in the 1780s and early 1790s meant that a new barracks was required to house a company of foot soldiers. Belmont Barracks was later built…
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- Coordinates
- 54.1110, -6.4780
- District
- Newry, Mourne and Down
- Postcode
- BT35
- Parliamentary constituency
- Newry and Armagh
- Population
- 642
Sources
- wikidata: Q1815956 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Mullaghbawn (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Mullaghbane Folk Museum - geograph.org.uk - 256204.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Mullaghbawn?
- Mullaghbawn is in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom (postcode BT35).
- Is Mullaghbawn free to visit?
- Yes, Mullaghbawn is free to enter.
- How do I get to Mullaghbawn?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode BT35. It sits within the Newry and Armagh parliamentary constituency.