Ballymacnab
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Ballymacnab Baile Mhic an Aba
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 Ballymacnab
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| Coordinates: 54°17′54″N 6°38′24″W / 54.2984°N 6.6399°WCoordinates: 54°17′54″N 6°38′24″W / 54.2984°N 6.6399°W | |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| Province | Ulster |
| County | County Armagh |
| Elevation | 350 m (1,150 ft) |
| Time zone | WET (UTC+0) |
| • Summer (DST) | IST (WEST) (UTC-1) |
| Irish Grid Reference | H886397 |
Ballymacnab (from Irish Irish: Baile Mhic An Aba) is a townland and village in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It is within the civil parish of Kilclooney, four miles south of the City of Armagh on the road towards Newtownhamilton. It is within the Armagh City and District Council area.
Local buildings and amenities include Saint Patrick's Roman Catholic Church, Foley primary school, and Ballymacnab Hall. The local pub, O'Toole's Bar, was originally used a safe house for priests and is over 200 years old. It was named Northern Ireland Pub of The Year in 2009.
Seagahan Lake Reservoir is located to the east of the village, and includes the nearby dam and Seagahan Water Treatment Works. Angling is permitted at the reservoir, subject to certain restrictions. In May 2008, Northern Ireland Water commenced a £6.6 Million project to upgrade water treatment technology and infrastructure at the plant in order for it to comply with a new EU directive on water quality.
The closest settlements are Granemore to the west, Clady to the south, Corran to the south-west, Keady to the north west, Armagh to the north and Mullaghbrac to the east. The townland was previously part of lands confiscated from Catholic landowners and thereafter ceded to the Earl of Charlemont during the plantation of Ulster, for example James Caulfeild, 3rd Earl of Charlemont. The lands were worked by tenant farmers under the tithe and con-acre system.
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