Kilmore ( ) is a small village in County Armagh, Northern Ireland, 2.5 miles north of Richhill and 6 miles north of Armagh, off the A3 Armagh to Portadown road . In the 2001 Census it had a population of 111 people. It is situated within the Armagh City and District Council area.

Kilmore Parish Church is possibly is older than the Cathedrals of Armagh and Derry, as it is reputed to date from 422 AD. The Square Tower has walls of immense thickness, and they enclose the almost perfect round tower of the Monastery of Cill Mhór. Little is known of the monastery, but it is reported to have been founded by Saint Mochto in the 5th century.

Finds from the area include a 12th century silver finger ring, a bone comb, fragments of a lignite bracelet, skeletal remains from fields surrounding the church and an early 10th century copper alloy and crutch-headed pin now in the British Museum.

History

The Troubles

For more information see The Troubles in Kilmore, County Armagh, which includes a list of incidents in Kilmore during the Troubles resulting in two or more fatalities.

People

• Francis Johnston, one of Ireland's most celebrated architects, was a native of Kilmore, County Armagh, who in his later years became known as 'Ireland's Wren'. He designed the principal buildings of the Armagh Observatory which began construction in 1789.

Education

• St. Oliver Plunkett's Primary School

References

• NI Neighbourhood Information System
• Ulster Guide 1935

See also

• List of villages in Northern Ireland
• List of towns in Northern Ireland