Jonesborough, County Armagh
Jonesborough is a small village in County Armagh, Ireland, less than a mile from the border with County Louth in the Republic of Ireland in the Ring of Gullion. It is about 5 miles south of Newry. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 273 people. In 1837 it had 174 inhabitants. It lies within the Newry and Mourne District Council area.
Jonesborough is famous for its weekly Sunday open-air market which can attract thousands of people.
Places of interest
- Moyry Castle
- Kilnassagart Pillar Stone
- The Holy Stone
History
Roth Jones founded the village in 1706. Jones was the landlord of the area in the early part of the 18th century. The village was previously known as Four Mile House.
The Troubles
On 20 March 1989, Robert Buchanan (55) and Harry Breen (51), both Protestant members of the Royal Ulster Constabulary, were shot dead by the Provisional Irish Republican Army, while travelling in Buchanan's car, near Jonesborough[1]. See also The Troubles in Jonesborough.
People
- James Heslim was born in Cork. He lived at Jonesborough and worked as a trimmer. He was one of those who lost their lives when the RMS Titanic sank in April 1912.
- Sean Gerard Hoey, currently facing 58 terror charges for the Omagh bombing of 1998, is from the village. The charges also include five other bombings, four bomb conspiracies, and six murder conspiracies.
Education
References
- NI Neighbourhood Information System
- Megalithomania - Kilnasaggart
- Lewis's Topographical Dictionary, 1837
- Culture Northern Ireland
- Armagh Towns