South Armagh

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South Armagh is a predominantly rural region in the south of County Armagh, Northern Ireland, historically known for its borderland landscape and significant role during the Troubles.

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Label Occurrences
South Armagh canonical 3
south County Armagh 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographic area
region
administrativeRegion Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough (partly) NERFINISHED
borderType land border with the Republic of Ireland
borderWith County Louth in the Republic of Ireland NERFINISHED
County Monaghan in the Republic of Ireland NERFINISHED
containsSettlement Belleek, County Armagh NERFINISHED
Crossmaglen NERFINISHED
Cullyhanna NERFINISHED
Forkhill NERFINISHED
Jonesborough NERFINISHED
Keady (southern hinterland) NERFINISHED
Mullaghbawn NERFINISHED
Newtownhamilton NERFINISHED
Silverbridge NERFINISHED
country United Kingdom
crossedBy A1 road (nearby corridor between Belfast and Dublin) NERFINISHED
formerPoliceJurisdiction Royal Ulster Constabulary NERFINISHED
hasCharacteristic borderland landscape
predominantly rural
sparsely populated
historicalPeriod The Troubles NERFINISHED
historicalSignificance key area of republican paramilitary operations
symbolic area in narratives of the Northern Ireland conflict
knownFor ambushes on British security forces during the Troubles
cross-border smuggling
heavily militarised security presence during the Troubles
significant Provisional IRA activity during the Troubles
languageCommunity English-speaking majority
Irish-speaking minority
locatedIn County Armagh NERFINISHED
Ireland–United Kingdom border region NERFINISHED
Northern Ireland
locatedNear County Down NERFINISHED
County Louth NERFINISHED
County Monaghan NERFINISHED
majorTownNearby Newry NERFINISHED
nickname Bandit Country NERFINISHED
partOf Border counties of Northern Ireland
policeJurisdiction Police Service of Northern Ireland NERFINISHED
politicalTendency predominantly Irish nationalist
religiousDemographics predominantly Catholic
securityStatusDuringTroubles one of the most dangerous areas for British Army in Northern Ireland
terrain bogland
drumlin hills
small mountains
timeZone Greenwich Mean Time
timeZoneDST British Summer Time
usedFor agriculture

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bessbrook–Newry road locatedNear South Armagh
Whitecross locatedIn South Armagh
this entity surface form: south County Armagh
Raymond McCreesh placeOfBirth South Armagh
Raymond McCreesh activeIn South Armagh