Population 71 (2011 Census) Country Northern Ireland Postcode district BT Local time Monday 2:50 PM Dialling code 028 UK parliament constituency Newry and Armagh | County County Armagh Sovereign state United Kingdom EU Parliament Northern Ireland Province Ulster Ni assembly Newry and Armagh | |
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Weather 14°C, Wind E at 11 km/h, 64% Humidity District Armagh City and District Council | ||
Tynan (from Irish: Tuíneán, meaning "watercourse") is a village, townland (of 375 acres) and civil parish in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It is situated largely in the historic barony of Tiranny, with some areas in the barony of Armagh. It had a population of 71 people (35 households) in the 2011 Census. (2001 Census: 71 people)
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Map of Tynan, Armagh, UK
History
Tynan won the status as the most well preserved rural Irish village in 1993.
Places of interest
Tynan Abbey has an extensive demesne, a country house belonging to the Stronge family was situated here until it was destroyed by the Provisional IRA in 1981. The ruins have since been demolished. The grounds hold an extensive cemetery with grave stones going back centuries and others worn beyond recognition.
Tynan has a High cross in the village's church yard, dating from 700–900. It shows a carving of Adam and Eve under an apple tree.
Transport
Tynan was formerly served by mainline trains of the Great Northern Railway (Ireland) and was also the eastern terminus of the narrow gauge Clogher Valley Railway (which opened in 1887 and closed in 1941). Tynan railway station (on the Clogher Valley railway opened on 2 May 1887 and shut 1 January 1942. Tynan and Caledon railway station on the mainline opened on 25 May 1858 and shut on 1 October 1957.
People
Civil parish of Tynan
The civil parish contains the villages of Killylea, Middletown and Tynan.