Moyry Castle
Moyry Castle is a small 17th century castle in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It was built during the latter stages of the Nine Years' War in June 1601 by Lord Mountjoy to help secure Moyry Pass and the Gap of the North.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Ruin
- Description: castle in Northern Ireland
- Also known as: “Moirey Castle”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jonesborough and Forkhill.
Jonesborough
Village
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Jonesborough or Jonesboro is a small village and civil parish in the Ring of Gullion in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It is about 5 miles south of Newry and lies 1,000 yards from the border with County Louth in the Republic of Ireland.
Forkhill
Village
Photo: Ron Murray, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Forkhill or Forkill is a small village and civil parish in south County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It has a small bridge connecting the town. It is called the forkhill Bridge. Forkhill is situated 3 miles west of Moyry Castle.
Meigh
Village
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Meigh 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. It lies within the Newry, Mourne and Down District Council area. Meigh is situated 3½ miles north of Moyry Castle.
Moyry Castle
- Categories: castle, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Newry, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Ukrainian—“Moyry Castle” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Moiry Castle”
- German: “Moyry Castle”
- Russian: “Замок Мойри”
- Spanish: “Castillo Moyry”
- Swedish: “Moiry Castle”
- Swedish: “Moyry Castle”
- Ukrainian: “Замок Мойрі”
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