Derrynoose

Derrynoose
Clockwise from top: Central Derrynoose as viewed from the standing stone, the remaining wall of the old chapel, the local chapel, the community centre/GAA club building, the standing stone, the stations of the cross, the heraldic shield of Our Lady's and St Mochua's Primary School and the entrance to the holy well.
Derrynoose is located in Northern Ireland
Derrynoose
Location within Northern Ireland
Population2,956 (2001 Census)
Irish grid referenceH800300
District
County
CountryNorthern Ireland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townKEADY
Postcode districtBT60
Dialling code028
UK Parliament
NI Assembly
List of places
UK
Northern Ireland
Armagh
54°14′06″N 6°46′26″W / 54.235°N 6.774°W / 54.235; -6.774

Derrynoose (from Irish Doire Núis, meaning 'oakwood of new milk')[1] is a village and civil parish in south County Armagh, Northern Ireland, 4.5 km south-west of Keady.

The village lies partly in the townland of Mullyard (in the civil parish of Derrynoose) and partly in the townland of Crossnamoyle (in the civil parish of Keady).[1] The civil parish is situated in the historic baronies of Armagh and Tiranny[2] and is within the Armagh City and District Council area.

  1. ^ a b "Derrynoose". Place Names NI. Archived from the original on 19 August 2017. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
  2. ^ "Derrynoose". IreAtlas Townlands Database. Retrieved 13 May 2015.