Derryhale

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Derryhale
Irish: Doire Chaol
Boyd's cottage, Derryhale, in 2007
Derryhale Derryhale shown within Northern Ireland
County	Armagh
Country	Northern Ireland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Postcode district	BT62
Dialling code	028
EU Parliament	Northern Ireland
List of places UK Northern Ireland

Derryhale (from Irish: Doire Chaol, meaning "narrow oakwood")^[1] is a small village and townland (of 834 acres) in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It lies between Portadown, Richhill and Tandragee. It is situated in the civil parish of Kilmore and the historic barony of Oneilland West.^[2] It had a population of 360 people (129 households) in the 2011 Census.^[3] (2001 Census: 246 people)

Some of the Derryhale hoard in the Ulster Museum

Archaeology

A Bronze Age hoard was found at Derryhale and included a star shaped faience bead, knives with ridged tangs and pins.^[4]

↑ "Derryhale". Place Names NI. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
↑ "Derryhale". IreAtlas Townlands Database. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
↑ "Derryhale". Census 2011 Results. NI Statistics and Research Agency. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
↑ Flanagan, L (1992). A Dictionary of Irish Archaeology. Dublin: Gill and Macmillan. pp. 32, 135, 174. |access-date= requires |url= (help)

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Geography of County Armagh

List of places in County Armagh

Cities and towns	Armagh Craigavon Lurgan Newry (part) Portadown

Villages and townlands	Acton Aghacommon Annaghmore Annahugh Ardress Aughanduff Ballydugan Ballymacnab Bannfoot Belleeks Bessbrook Blackwatertown Broomhill Camlough Carrickaness Charlemont Cladymore Clonmore Collegeland Corrinshego Creeveroe Creggan Crossmaglen Cullaville Cullyhanna Darkley Derryadd Derrycrew Derryhale Derrymacash Derrynoose Derrytrasna Dorsey Drumnacanvy Drumintee Edenaveys Forkill Granemore Hamiltonsbawn Jonesborough Keady Kernan Killeen Killylea Kilmore Lislea Lisnadill Loughgall Loughgilly Madden Maghery Markethill Meigh Middletown Millford Millvale Mountnorris Mullaghbawn Mullaghbrack Mullaghglass Mullavilly-Laurelvale Newtowncloghoge Newtownhamilton Poyntzpass Richhill Scotch Street Silverbridge Tandragee Tartaraghan The Birches Tullynawood Tynan Whitecross

Landforms	Coney Island Derrywarragh Island Eamhain Mhacha Lough Clea Slieve Gullion/Ring of Gullion

Baronies	Armagh Fews Lower Fews Upper Oneilland East Oneilland West Orior Lower Orior Upper Tiranny

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