Blackwatertown

Blackwatertown
Blackwatertown Road, with the Methodist Church
Blackwatertown is located in Northern Ireland
Blackwatertown
Blackwatertown
Location within Northern Ireland
Population376 (2011 Census)
District
County
CountryNorthern Ireland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
List of places
UK
Northern Ireland
Armagh
54°24′47″N 6°42′00″W / 54.413°N 6.700°W / 54.413; -6.700

Blackwatertown (Irish: An Port Mór[1]) is a small village in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It sits on the River Blackwater, in the townland of Lisbofin, at the border with County Tyrone. The village is around 8 kilometres (5 mi) north of Armagh city, and the villages of Benburb and Moy are nearby. Blackwatertown had a population of 376 in the 2011 Census.[2] The River Blackwater enters Lough Neagh west of Derrywarragh Island and is navigable from Maghery to Blackwatertown.[3]

  1. ^ "An Port Mór". logainm.ie.
  2. ^ "Blackwatertown". Census 2011 Results. NI Statistics and Research Agency. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
  3. ^ "Navigating the River Blackwater". Culture Northern Ireland. Archived from the original on 10 February 2008. Retrieved 28 November 2007.