Rostrevor is a village and townland in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is within the Newry and Mourne District Council area. It lies at the foot of Slieve Martin on the coast of Carlingford Lough. The Kilbroney River flows through the village.
Population: 2,515
Latitude: 54° 06' 0.00" N
Longitude: -6° 12' 0.00" W
The Abbey Christian Brothers' Grammar School is a voluntary day school for boys aged 11 – 18 years in Newry, County Down, Northern Ireland. A new £18 million site opened on the outskirts of Newry, moving the school from Courtenay Hill where it had b…
Spelga Reservoir is a reservoir in the townland of Spelga (Irish: Speilgeach) in the Mourne Mountains of County Down, Northern Ireland.
Slieve Binnian (from the Irish: Sliabh Binneáin) is the third highest mountain in Northern Ireland at 747 metres (2,451 ft). The name comes from the rocky tors situated around the top of the mountain.
Mullaghbawn (/mʌləˈbɔːn/ mul-ə-BAWN or /mʌləˈbɑːn/ mul-ə-BAHN; from Irish: an Mullach Bán, meaning "the white hilltop"), or Mullaghbane, is a small village and townland near Slieve Gullion in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. In the 2011 Census it ha…
Lurganare (from Irish: Lorga an Áir, meaning "tract of the slaughter") is a small village and townland in County Down, Northern Ireland, four miles north of Newry. It had a population of 195 people in the 2001 Census. It lies within the Newry and Mo…
Dundalk Ice Dome was the first permanent ice arena in Ireland, located in Dundalk Retail Park, Dundalk, County Louth, Republic of Ireland. The Ice Dome aimed to become the centre of excellence for ice hockey in Ireland. It was home to the Irish nati…
The Craigmore Viaduct (Irish: an Tarbhealach Craig Mór, meaning "the great rock trans-way") is a railway bridge near Bessbrook, County Armagh, Northern Ireland, locally known as the 18 Arches. (OS Grid ref: Jo628).
The Battle of Moyry Pass was fought during September and October 1600 in counties Armagh and Louth, in the north of Ireland, during the Nine Years' War. It was the first significant engagement of forces following the cessation of arms agreed in the …
The 2010 Newry car bombing occurred on the night of 22 February 2010. A car bomb exploded outside a courthouse in Newry, Northern Ireland. The car bomb damaged the courthouse and other buildings in the area.
Moyry Castle is situated in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It was built in 1601 by Lord Mountjoy to help secure Moyry Pass and the Gap of the North.
Moneyslane (from Irish: Muine Sleanna, meaning "thicket of flat-stones") is a small village and townland in County Down, Northern Ireland, on the main route from Castlewellan to Banbridge.
Meigh (from Irish: Maigh/an Mhaigh, meaning "the plain") is a small village and townland near Slieve Gullion in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It had a population of 444 people in the 2001 Census.
Killowen (from Irish Cill Eoghain, meaning "Eoghain's church", now spelt Cill Eoin), alternatively spelt Cill Abhainn is a small village in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is near Rostrevor and on the shore of Carlingford Lough. In the 2001 Census…
Killean or Killeen (from Irish: Cillín) is a small village and townland in the civil parish of Killeavy, County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It lies about four miles (6.5 km) south of Newry, near the border with the Republic of Ireland. In the 2001 Cen…
Kilcoo (from Irish: Cill Chua, meaning "church of mourning" – from the legend that Saint Patrick's body stayed there while on its way to Downpatrick to be buried) is a small village and civil parish in County Down, Northern Ireland. It lies between …
Derrymore House is a National Trust property in Bessbrook, County Armagh, Northern Ireland.
Slieve Bearnagh (from the Irish: Sliabh Bearna) is a mountain in the Mourne Mountains, Northern Ireland. Its summit is crowned by a number of rocky tors. The Mourne Wall crosses the summit of Slieve Bearnagh east to west. Paths lead to the cols on e…
Lislea (pronounced /lɪsˈleɪ/ lis-LAY, Irish derived place name, Lios Liath, meaning Doctor's Quarters it is sometimes translated as the 'Grey Ringfort', but this is a literal translation to English) is a small village and townland near Slieve Gullio…