Derryhale
Village in County Armagh, Northern Ireland
Derryhale
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Boyd's cottage, Derryhale, in 2007
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Location within
Northern Ireland
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County | |
Country | Northern Ireland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Postcode district | BT62 |
Dialling code | 028 |
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For the town in West Virginia, see
Derryhale, West Virginia
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Human settlement in Northern Ireland
Derryhale ( from Irish : Doire Chaol , meaning 'narrow oakwood' ) [1] is a small village and townland (of 834 acres) in County Armagh , Northern Ireland . It lies between Portadown , Richhill and Tandragee . It is situated in the civil parish of Kilmore and the historic barony of Oneilland West . [2] It had a population of 360 people (129 households) in the 2011 Census. [3] (2001 Census: 246 people)
Archaeology
A Bronze Age hoard was found at Derryhale and included a star-shaped faience bead, knives with ridged tangs and pins. [4]
Education
- Derryhale Primary School
References
- ↑ "Derryhale" . Place Names NI . Retrieved 7 May 2015 .
- ↑ "Derryhale" . IreAtlas Townlands Database . Retrieved 7 May 2015 .
- ↑ "Derryhale" . Census 2011 Results . NI Statistics and Research Agency . Retrieved 22 April 2015 .
- ↑ Flanagan, L (1992). A Dictionary of Irish Archaeology . Dublin: Gill and Macmillan. pp. 32, 135, 174.
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