Derrymacash is a small village

Village

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 and townland

Townland

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 in County Armagh

County Armagh

-History:Ancient Armagh was the territory of the Ulaid before the fourth century AD. It was ruled by the Red Branch, whose capital was Emain Macha near Armagh. The site, and subsequently the city, were named after the goddess Macha...

, Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland

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. It is about four miles west of Lurgan

Lurgan

Lurgan is a town in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. The town is near the southern shore of Lough Neagh and in the north-eastern corner of the county. Part of the Craigavon Borough Council area, Lurgan is about 18 miles south-west of Belfast and is linked to the city by both the M1 motorway...

, between the M1 motorway

M1 motorway (Northern Ireland)

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 and Lough Neagh

Lough Neagh

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. It had a population of 629 in the 2001 Census

United Kingdom Census 2001

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.

A Catholic church and primary school (both called St Patrick's) are in neighboring Aghacommon

Aghacommon

Aghacommon is a small village and townland in north County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It lies between Derrymacash , Lurgan and Craigavon . The M1 motorway and Dublin–Belfast railway line are on either side...

. Many people mistake the townlands of Derrymacash and Aghacommon. Derrymacash starts after one crosses the motorway bridge, heading towards Lough Neagh.

Places of interest

Near Derrymacash is the nature reserve Oxford Island, which is famed for its peaceful nature trails, bogland, bird hides and many species of wildlife.

Sport

The main sports in Derrymacash are Gaelic football

Gaelic football

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 and camogie

Camogie

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, represented by the Wolfe Tones and St Enda's teams, who both play their home games in Raparee Park.

Demography

Derrymacash is classified as a small village or hamlet by the NI Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) (ie with population between 500 and 1,000 people). On Census day (29 April 2001) there were 629 people living in Derrymacash. Of these:

• 28.0% were aged under 16 years and 9.7% were aged 60 and over
• 53.3% of the population were male and 46.7% were female
• 98.3% were from a Catholic
  Catholic
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   background and 1.7% were from a Protestant
  Protestantism
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  background
• 2.5% of people aged 16-74 were unemployed

For fuller details see: NI Neighbourhood Information Service