Hamiltonsbawn
Hamiltonsbawn or Hamilton's Bawn is a village in County Armagh, Northern Ireland, five miles east of Armagh. It lies within the civil parish of Mullabrack and the Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon District Council area. It had a population of 895 people in the 2011 census.
History
Name
The name Hamiltonsbawn is associated with John Hamilton, a brother of Sir James Hamilton, who owned large estates in the area and reportedly established a number of settlements in County Armagh and County Cavan. Hamilton, who is reputed to have founded the settlement in the 17th century, had a fortified house and defensive courtyard in the area. The bawn was destroyed during the Irish Rebellion of 1641.
The township of Hamiltonban in Adams County, Pennsylvania, was founded by a relative of John Hamilton in the mid-late 18th century, and reputedly named after Hamilton's Bawn.
Hamiltonsbawn railway station opened on 25 August 1864 and was closed on 1 February 1933. The Armagh rail disaster of 1889, which resulted in the deaths of at least 80 people, occurred on a stretch of the Newry and Armagh railway line near Hamiltonsbawn.
Amenities
The local primary school, Hamiltonsbawn Primary School, is located on the Annareagh Road.
Notable people