Blackwatertown (Irish: An Port Mór) is a small village on the border of Counties Tyrone and Armagh, Northern Ireland, near Dungannon. Irish (ga ''Gaeilge'' is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish. A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet, but smaller than a Town or City. County Armagh ( Contae Ard Mhacha in Irish - from the height of Macha) is a county in Ulster in the north east of Ireland Northern Ireland (Tuaisceart Éireann Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a Country within the United Kingdom, lying in the northeast of Dungannon ( is a Town in County Tyrone in Northern Ireland. It is the third largest town in the County (next to Omagh and Strabane It is found on the River Blackwater, which divides Armagh and Tyrone. The River Blackwater ( Irish: An Abhainn Mhór) is a River in County Armagh and County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, as well It had a population of 399 people in the 2001 Census. A nationwide Census, commonly known as Census 2001, was conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday 29 April 2001 It is situated within the Armagh City and District Council area. The Armagh City and District Council is a local council in County Armagh in Northern Ireland.
It contains two churches, one Roman Catholic and one Methodist which is also attended by people living in the nearby village of Benburb. Methodism is a movement within Protestant Christianity represented by a number of denominations and organizations Benburb ( Beann-borb in Irish, 'proud peak' is a small Village in County Tyrone in Northern Ireland seven miles from the city of The River Blackwater enters Lough Neagh west of Derrywarragh Island and is navigable from Maghery to Blackwatertown. Lough Neagh (ˌlɒx ˈneɪ, ɫ̪ɔx ˈn̠ʲahax is a freshwater Lake in Northern Ireland. Maghery ( An Machaire) is a small Village in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. [1]
Education
Blackwatertown had three schools - Blackwatertown Boys' PS and Blackwatertown Girls' PS both managed by the Roman Catholic church and Blackwatertown Primary managed by Blackwatertown Methodist Church and attended by pupils of several denominations. Denominationalism|List of Christian denominations|Church (disambiguation A Christian denomination is an identifiable religious body under a common name structure and doctrine within As the non-Roman Catholic population dwindled Blackwatertown Primary School ceased to be viable and closed. The other two schools amalgamated and formed a new school known as St. Jarlath's Primary School.
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References
- ^ Navigating the River Blackwater. This is a list page for Towns in Northern Ireland. In England, Wales and Northern Ireland, a town is any settlement which has received a charter This is a list page for Villages in Northern Ireland. The NI Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA defines a town as having a population of 4500 or more Culture Northern Ireland. Retrieved on 2007-11-28. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. For the town in Argentina, see 28 de Noviembre. Events
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