Official Name: | Clonmore |
Country: | Northern Ireland |
Lieutenancy Northern Ireland: | County Armagh |
Postcode Area: | BT |
Postcode District: | BT71 |
Post Town: | DUNGANNON |
Coordinates: | 54.4833°N -44°W |
Unitary Northern Ireland: | Dungannon |
Constituency Westminster: | Fermanagh and South Tyrone |
Constituency Ni Assembly: | Fermanagh and South Tyrone |
Belfast Distance Mi: | 29 |
Dublin Distance Mi: | 79 |
Hide Services: | Yes |
Irish Name: | Cluain Mór |
Clonmore [1] is a hamlet and townland in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It is 5miles east of Dungannon, close to the banks of the River Blackwater.
The Clonmore shrine was found on the banks of the Blackwater river which runs along the big meadow, and is Ireland's earliest Christian metal artifact. It is housed in the Ulster Museum in Belfast.[2]
The local Gaelic football club is Clonmore Robert Emmet's GFC, which competes in Armagh GAA competitions at Junior level. Underage boys' football is organised through an amalgamation with neighbors Collegeland and Annaghmore. The teams play as Naomh Eoin. Girls and Ladies football is offered through the sister club Naomh Labhaoise.
In 1858 the Portadown, Dungannon and Omagh Junction Railway opened Vernersbridge railway station, 0.7miles south of Clonmore.[3] The Great Northern Railway Board closed the station in 1954[3] and the Ulster Transport Authority closed the railway in 1965.[4]