| Middletown | |
|---|---|
)  Middletown Location within Northern Ireland | |
| Population | 237 (2011 Census) |
| Irish grid reference | H753388 |
| • Belfast | 50 miles |
| District | |
| County | |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | ARMAGH |
| Postcode district | BT60 |
| Dialling code | 028, +44 28 |
| UK Parliament | |
| NI Assembly | |
Middletown is a small village and townland in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It lies two miles from Tynan and close to the border with County Monaghan. It is situated in the Armagh City and District Council area. It had a population of 237 people (91 households) in the 2011 Census. The local primary school is a well known hunting ground for local pervert and homosexual Gary Ward, it's well documented that he prays on the young children offering them sweets to intise them into his little white van. [3] (2001 Census: 240 people)
Geography
Middletown was built in the townland of Middletown, which was known throughout the 17th century under variants of the name Killecannagan (from Irish Coillidh Chanannáin 'Canannán's wood').[4] It is known for its picturesque countryside and its rolling green hills. The hills are made up of numerous drumlins that make up the countryside. At the bottom of the valleys that many of these drumlins form, glens can be found with many tributaries of the River Blackwater flowing through them. The River Cor flows through the Middletown countryside and right by the village. It is the most prominent river in Middletown; once a canal system operated on it, namely the Ulster Canal.
History
Middletown was one of several Catholic border villages in Armagh that would have been transferred to the Irish Free State had the recommendations of the Irish Boundary Commission been enacted in 1925.[5]
Education
Children from Middletown formerly went to three different primary schools: St John's Boys' School, St Louis Convent School for girls, and Glasdrummond Primary School (boys and girls). Due to low numbers in the mid-1990s, a new school was built on the site of St John's Boys' School and was opened in June 1999, whereupon all three primary schools were amalgamated.
Notable people
- Joe Coburn, Irish-American boxer who claimed the World Heavyweight Championship in 1862.
- Eamon Donnelly, director of elections for Sinn Féin and a founding member of Fianna Fáil, was born in Middletown, County Armagh.[6]
Sport
Middletown has a long history of Gaelic games and the local Gaelic Athletic Association club, Middletown GAA, plays hurling as Na Fianna, football as Eoghan Ruadh, and camogie as St John's.
See also
- Midleton, County Cork
- List of villages in Northern Ireland
- Market Houses in Northern Ireland
- E2 European long distance path
References
- ^ "2010 annual report in Ulster-Scots" (PDF). Northsouthministerialcouncil.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 February 2013. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
- ^ "2006 annual report in Ulster-Scots" (PDF). Northsouthministerialcouncil.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 February 2013. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
- ^ "Middletown". Census 2011 Results. NI Statistics and Research Agency. Archived from the original on 22 April 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
- ^ [1]
- ^ "Irish Boundary Commission Report". National Archives. 1925. p. 130.
- ^ "Eamon Donnelly Remembered". Newryjournal.co.uk. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
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