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Meigh

Meigh is a small and townland near in , . It had a population of 444 people in the 2001 Census. It lies within the Newry, Mourne and Down District Council area.
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Photo: Ron Murray, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Killeavy Castle and Ballymacdermott Court Tomb.

Castle
Photo: Ross, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a Grade A listed 19th-century castle in , . It was built for the Foxall family between 1810 and 1820 and was later designed to resemble in , also in County Armagh.

Archaeological site
The Ballymacdermot Court Tomb is a megalithic portal tomb 600 feet up the southern slope of Ballymacdermot Mountain in , two miles outside . is situated 2½ miles north of Meigh.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Newtowncloghoge and Jonesborough.

Hamlet
is a small in , . In the 2001 Census it had a population of 357 people. It lies within the Newry and Mourne District Council area, west of the A1 road. is situated 2 miles northeast of Meigh.

Village
Photo: John Martin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
or Jonesboro is a small and civil parish in the Ring of Gullion in , . It is about 5 miles south of and lies 1,000 yards from the border with in the . is situated 2½ miles south of Meigh.

Village
Photo: Ron Murray, CC BY-SA 2.0.
, or Mullaghbane, is a small and townland near in , . In the 2011 Census it had a population of 596. At the 2021 Census this had risen to 642. is situated 3½ miles west of Meigh.

Meigh

Latitude
54.12224° or 54° 7′ 20″ north
Longitude
-6.38912° or 6° 23′ 21″ west
Population
948
Elevation
318 feet (97 metres)
Open location code
9C6M4JC6+V9
Open­Street­Map ID
node 267762472
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2642817
Wiki­data ID
Q6810002
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Spanish—“Meigh” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Meigh”
  • Dutch: “Meigh”
  • French: “Meigh”
  • Irish: “An Mhaigh, Contae Ard Mhacha”
  • Irish: “An Mhaigh”
  • Malay: “Meigh”
  • Pali: “मिघ”
  • Spanish: “Meigh”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Hawthorn Hill and Murray’s Corner.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Killeavy Post Office and Slieve Gullion Getaways.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Meigh”. Photo: Ron Murray, CC BY-SA 2.0.