A visit to Meigh, Co Armagh in 2018

Описание: A slideshow of photos I took during my first visit to Meigh in County Armagh on Tuesday 17th July 2018.

Meigh (Irish: Maigh/an Mhaigh, meaning "the plain") is a village in the south of County Armagh. It had a population of 770 people in the 2011 Census. Meigh lies within the Newry, Mourne and Down District Council local authority.

Meigh lies within the Ring of Gullion area of natural beauty, about 7 km southwest of Newry. Nearby villages include Camlough, Dromintee and Jonesborough. Meigh is close to the border between County Armagh and County Louth.

Slieve Gullion lies to the west of Meigh and is the highest mountain in County Armagh. it has a height of 573 metres (1,880 ft).

Meigh began as a cluster of buildings around the crossroads formed by Drumintee Road, Newry Road, Chapel Road and Railway Road. In the 2000s, many new houses and businesses were built.

Meigh is in Killeavy Parish in the Archdiocese of Armagh.

Places of Interest
Slieve Gullion Forest Park
This comprises a courtyard with a large garden and galleries. A mountain trail, suitable for cars and other transport, winds for eight miles throughout the park. The peak of the trail, at 3880 ft, contains megalithic cairns and a lake, with views of the Ring of Gullion, Mourne Mountains and Cooley Mountains.

Teach Mallon Creative Arts
The Slieve Gullion Creative Arts Centre, Teach Mallon, is an attempt to relive and recapture the historic lore of this part of South Armagh. There are music gigs, storytellings and others concerts.

Bell’s Castle
Built in the 19th century from stones taken from the Clonlum Court Tomb, the castle is in a picturesque setting with both arable land and mountain terrain surrounding it. The castle's lore includes stories of ghosts and other paranormal manifestations.

St. Joseph's Church
Known locally as Meigh Chapel, it was built in 1852.

Killeavy Churches
Northwest of Meigh are the Killeavy Churches are 2 ruined churches on the site of a convent founded by St. Moninna in the 517AD. the West Church dates from 11th Century and the East Church from 15th Century. Augustinian Nuns lived in the convent until 1542 when it was ordered to close as part of the dissolution of the monasteries.