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Jonesborough

Jonesborough 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 .
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  • Type: Village with 438 residents
  • Description: village in County Armagh, Northern Ireland
  • Also known as: “Jonesborough, County Armagh”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Moyry Castle and Clermont Carn.

Ruins
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is a small 17th century castle in , . 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.

Peak
Photo: Peter Lyons, CC BY-SA 2.0.
, also known as Black Mountain, is a mountain that rises to 510 metres in the Cooley Mountains of , Ireland. It is at the border with Northern Ireland, and is also the location of the transmission site. is situated 2 miles east of Jonesborough.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Meigh and Forkhill.

Village
Photo: Ron Murray, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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. is situated 2½ miles north of Jonesborough.

Village
Photo: Ron Murray, CC BY-SA 2.0.
or Forkill is a small and civil parish in south , . It has a small bridge connecting the town. It is called the Bridge. is situated 3½ miles west of 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 3½ miles north of Jonesborough.

Jonesborough

Latitude
54.08844° or 54° 5′ 18″ north
Longitude
-6.37094° or 6° 22′ 15″ west
Population
438
Elevation
397 feet (121 metres)
Open location code
9C6M3JQH+9J
Open­Street­Map ID
node 267762811
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2645948
Wiki­data ID
Q6275392
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Spanish—“Jonesborough” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Jonesborough”
  • Catalan: “Jonesborough”
  • Chinese: “琼斯伯勒”
  • Chinese: “瓊斯伯勒”
  • Dutch: “Jonesborough, County Armagh”
  • French: “Jonesborough”
  • Irish: “Baile an Chláir, Contae Ard Mhacha”
  • Irish: “Baile an Chláir”
  • Malay: “Jonesborough, Daerah Armagh”
  • Pali: “जोनेस्बोरौघ, काउन्टी अर्माघ”
  • Spanish: “Jonesborough”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Jonesborough Post Office and Jonesborough Play Park.

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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 “Jonesborough”. Photo: John Martin, CC BY-SA 2.0.