Camlough

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Camlough is a small village in County Armagh, Northern Ireland, near Bessbrook and the slopes of the Ring of Gullion. It had a population of 910 people in the 2001 Census. It is in the Newry and Mourne District Council area.

Contents

1 Places of interest
2 2001 Census
3 References
4 See also

Places of interest

Ballykeel Dolmen is to the south west of Camlough at the western foot of Slieve Gullion. It is an outstanding example of a Portal Tomb. The dolmen is made up of two portal stones with a sill between and a lower backstone supporting a huge capstone.

Camlough Lake is reknowed for pike fishing.

2001 Census

Camlough is classified as a Small Village by the [NI Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA)] (ie with population between 500 and 1,000 people). On Census day (April 29, 2001) there were 910 people living in Camlough. Of these:

27.6% were aged under 16 years and 12.6% were aged 60 and over
46.5% of the population were male and 53.5% were female
98.8% were from a Roman Catholic background and 1.2% were from a Protestant background
7.0% of people aged 16-74 were unemployed

For more details see: [NI Neighbourhood Information Service]

Birthplace of: Conor Murphy, Sinn Féin Member of Parliament for Newry and Armagh

Pat McGinn, Sinn Féin Mayor of Newry and Mourne

Eamon Collins, IRA 'Supergrass'

Raymond McCreesh, IRA prisoner who died after 61 days on hunger-strike in 1981

Frank Aiken, Prominent IRA figure during the War of Independence and later becoming a Fianna Fáil TD and Minister for External Affairs in the Republic of Ireland

Camlough

Places of interest

2001 Census

References

See also