Crossmaglen

This article is about the village and townland. For the Gaelic football team, see Crossmaglen Rangers GAC.

Crossmaglen
  • Irish: Crois Mhic Lionnáin
  • Cross/The Cross
Road leading into the village
Crossmaglen is located in Northern Ireland
Crossmaglen
Location within Northern Ireland
Population1,610 (2011 Census)
Irish grid referenceH910152
• Belfast52 mi (84 km)
District
County
CountryNorthern Ireland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNEWRY
Postcode districtBT35
Dialling code028
UK Parliament
NI Assembly
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Armagh
54°04′38″N 6°36′32″W / 54.0773°N 6.6088°W / 54.0773; -6.6088

Crossmaglen (from Irish Crois Mhic Lionnáin, meaning 'Mac Lionnáin's cross', IPA: [ˈkɾˠɔʃˈvʲɪcˈlʲɪn̪ˠaːnʲ])[1][2] is a village and townland in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It had a population of 1,610 in the 2011 Census[3] and is the largest village in South Armagh. The village centre is the site of a large Police Service of Northern Ireland base and formerly of an observation tower (known locally as the "look-out post").

Cardinal Ó Fiach Square, Crossmaglen

The square's name commemorates Cardinal Tomás Ó Fiaich, a local man who became Primate of All Ireland (head of the Catholic Church in Ireland), and who died in 1990. However, the Cardinal originated from Crossmaglen's close neighbour, Cullyhanna. Crossmaglen has its own GAA team, Crossmaglen Rangers GAC.

Travelling by road, Crossmaglen is 61.6 miles (99.1 km) to the north of Dublin, 15.8 miles (25.4 km) to the west of Newry, and 51.6 miles (83.0 km) to the south of Belfast.

  1. ^ "Placenames NI". Placenames NI. 20 January 2010. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
  2. ^ "Placenames Database of Ireland". Logainm.ie. 13 December 2010. Archived from the original on 8 September 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Census2011 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).