Jonesborough, County Armagh

Jonesborough
Jonesborough is located in Northern Ireland
Jonesborough
Jonesborough
Location within Northern Ireland
Population273 (2001 census)[2]
Irish grid referenceJ013158
• Belfast46 miles (74 km)
• Dublin51 mi (82 km)
District
County
CountryNorthern Ireland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNEWRY
Postcode districtBT35
Dialling code028
UK Parliament
NI Assembly
List of places
UK
Northern Ireland
Armagh
54°05′19″N 6°22′18″W / 54.088612°N 6.371802°W / 54.088612; -6.371802

Jonesborough or Jonesboro[3][4][5] (/ˈnzbərə/; Irish: Baile an Chláir) is a small village and civil parish in the Ring of Gullion in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It is about 5 miles (8 km) south of Newry and lies 1,000 yards (1 km) from the border with County Louth in the Republic of Ireland. The Catholic parish includes the neighbouring area of Dromintee and crosses the Irish border into Louth. It is well known for being the primary Irish black market.[6]

  1. ^ Placenames Database of Ireland: Jonesborough/Baile an Chláir
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference census2001 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Top entertainment promoter dies". BBC News. 28 February 2007.
  4. ^ "Funeral takes place for 'Gentleman Jim' - Northern Ireland News". Archived from the original on 1 October 2013. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
  5. ^ "Armagh bomb was biggest device in eight years". Belfasttelegraph.
  6. ^ Elliott, David (9 October 2015). "Revealed: NI village labelled one of the world's worst counterfeit blackspots". Belfast Live. Retrieved 23 April 2024.

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