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Camlough
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Camlough ( ; ) is a village west of Newry in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. The village is named after a lake, known as the Cam Lough. South of the village is Camlough Mountain (or Slieve Girkin), part of the Ring of Gullion which is an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Camlough had a population of 1,074 at the 2011 census.

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Place details

Locality
Newry
Region
Northern Ireland / Tuaisceart Éireann
Country
United Kingdom
Population
0

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Key facts

UK place.official_name
Camlough
UK place.irish_name
Camloch
UK place.static_image_name
Main Street, Camlough - geograph.org.uk - 1542704.jpg
UK place.static_image_caption
Main Street, Camlough, 2009
UK place.label_position
none
UK place.population
1074
UK place.population_ref
(2011 Census)
UK place.unitary_northern_ireland
Newry, Mourne and Down
UK place.country
Northern Ireland
UK place.post_town
NEWRY
UK place.postcode_area
BT
UK place.postcode_district
BT35
UK place.dial_code
028
UK place.constituency_westminster
Newry & Armagh
UK place.constituency_ni_assembly
Newry & Armagh
UK place.lieutenancy_northern_ireland
County Armagh
UK place.hide_services
yes
UK place.belfast_distance_mi
35

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Encyclopedic overview

17 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Cam Lough
  • Camlough Mountain (Slieve Girkin)
  • Camlough National School
  • Mass rock
  • Kelly's Mill
  • Irish War of Independence
  • The Troubles
  • Sports
  • World record
  • Places of interest
  • Events
  • Education
  • Demography
  • Notable people
  • References
  • External links

Camlough ( ; ) is a village west of Newry in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. The village is named after a lake, known as the Cam Lough. South of the village is Camlough Mountain (or Slieve Girkin), part of the Ring of Gullion which is an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Camlough had a population of 1,074 at the 2011 census.

== History == Evidence of pre-Christian settlement in and around the village includes several dolmens (portal tombs) on Camlough Mountain. The Hag's Chair in Lislea and the Ballykeel Dolmen also indicate settlement in the area during the Neolithic period.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Camlough” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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