Camlough

Camlough or Camloch is a small village in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. The village of Camlough ('Crooked Lake') is so called from the shape of the lake, known as Cam Lough, in the parish, which is about 90 acres in extent. It is located five kilometres west of Newry. Land to the south-east of Camlough rises steeply to Camlough Mountain within the Ring of Gullion. HistoryThere is much evidence of pre-Christian settlers in and around the village: the erection of Dolmens on Camlough Mountain, The Hag's Chair in Lislea and the Ballykeel Dolmen which all point towards Stone Age dwellers. Camlough, dating from the Penal era, is located in Camlough. It is situated in Grant's Rocks and is over 300 years old. In 2003, a special Mass was held at the Mass Rock in memory of the people who suffered during Penal times.

Camlough or Camloch is a small village in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. The village of Camlough ('Crooked Lake') is so called from the shape of the lake, known as Cam Lough, in the parish, which is about 90 acres in extent. It is located five kilometres west of Newry. Land to the south-east of Camlough rises steeply to Camlough Mountain within the Ring of Gullion. HistoryThere is much evidence of pre-Christian settlers in and around the village: the erection of Dolmens on Camlough Mountain, The Hag's Chair in Lislea and the Ballykeel Dolmen which all point towards Stone Age dwellers. Camlough, dating from the Penal era, is located in Camlough. It is situated in Grant's Rocks and is over 300 years old. In 2003, a special Mass was held at the Mass Rock in memory of the people who suffered during Penal times.