placenamesMountnorris
Achadh na Cranncha
Mountnorris grew south of an earlier fort, with roads and local markets shaping the settlement’s later fortunes.
The name
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Recorded forms
- Achadh na Cranncha · Irish · main form · validated name
- Mountnorris · English · main form
Place & story
A fort north of the village
Pamela Marshall's history distinguishes Mountnorris village from the earlier fort about a mile to its north. The fort was considered for incorporation as a charter town in 1613, but the scheme did not proceed. Plans for a Royal School near Mountnorris likewise failed to produce a school in the village. [2]
Fair days and a bypassed road
Mountnorris held a livestock fair on the second Monday of each month until about 1840. The settlement had stood on the main coaching road between Newry and Armagh, but a new route bypassing it restricted its growth. Water-powered flax and corn mills developed in the surrounding district. [2]
Geographic information
- Place type
- Population centre
- County
- Armagh
- Barony
- Orior Lower
- Coordinates
- 54.24520, -6.48115 (approximate)
- Logainm ID
- 56731 ↗
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Mountnorris. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Mountnorris, Before I Forget, issue 14, 2017 · Pamela Marshall; Poyntzpass and District Local History Society
- Mountnorris Presbyterian Church, as photographed in March 2008 illustration: based on a Mountnorris Presbyterian Church - AD 1734 by P Flannagan. AI-assisted watercolour and ink adaptation; cream paper margins added, incidental clutter omitted and fine details simplified. Licence: CC BY-SA 2.0.
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2021-12-20. How this page was prepared.