Forkhill/Forkill
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Location within Northern Ireland | |
Population | 550 (2021) |
Irish grid reference | J013158 |
• Belfast | 41 mi (66 km) |
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County | |
Country | Northern Ireland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | NEWRY |
Postcode district | BT35 |
Dialling code | 028, +44 28 |
UK Parliament | |
NI Assembly | |
Forkhill or Forkill (/fɔːrkˈhɪl/ fork-HIL, /fɔːrˈkɪl/ for-KIL; from Irish Foirceal, meaning 'trough/hollow')[1] is a small village and civil parish in south County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It is within the Ring of Gullion and in the 2011 Census it had a recorded population of 498.[2] The population increased to 550 at the time of the 2021 Census.
Its name, deriving from the Irish word foirceal[citation needed] may refer to the village's position on flat land between the large hills of Tievecrom (to the east) and Croslieve (to the west).