Mountnorris
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  Mountnorris Location withinNorthern Ireland | |
| Population | 155 (2011 Census) |
| Irish grid reference | H995348 |
| • Belfast | 40 mi (64 km) |
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| Country | Northern Ireland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | ARMAGH |
| Postcode district | BT60 |
| Dialling code | 028, +44 28 |
| Police | Northern Ireland |
| Fire | Northern Ireland |
| Ambulance | Northern Ireland |
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Mountnorris is a small village andtownland in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. The village also extends into the townland ofTullyherron. It lies about six miles south ofMarkethill. It is within theArmagh, Banbridge and Craigavon local government area. It had a population of 155 people (79 households) in the 2011 Census.Ulsterbus offers 1 stop in Mountnorris.[1] (2001 Census: 165 people
The townland of Mountnorris was historically calledAghnecranagh andAghenecranagh (from Irish Achadh na Cranncha 'field of the wooded place').[2] In 1600Lord Mountjoy built an earthwork fort and left a garrison of 400 men under the command of CaptainEdward Blaney in Mountnorris. The area took its name by combining the names of Mountjoy and his campaign commander in theLow Countries, Sir John Norris.
By 1620, the village no longer had a garrison and in the 18th century passed into the hands of the Cope family ofLoughgall, to become a rural settlement with no military connections. The village was the originally intended site of theRoyal School but due to instability at the time in Ulster, the school was resituated to its current site in Armagh and was opened in 1608.
On 31 May 1991, during "The Troubles", theProvisional IRA carried out a largetruck bomb attack against theBritish Army (Ulster Defence Regiment) base at nearby Glenanne. It killed three soldiers and wounded another ten. It is often called the "Glenanne barracks bombing".
| Climate data for Glenanne (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 6.8 (44.2) | 7.4 (45.3) | 9.2 (48.6) | 11.7 (53.1) | 14.7 (58.5) | 17.2 (63.0) | 18.6 (65.5) | 18.2 (64.8) | 16.1 (61.0) | 12.6 (54.7) | 9.2 (48.6) | 7.1 (44.8) | 12.4 (54.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 1.9 (35.4) | 1.9 (35.4) | 2.8 (37.0) | 4.3 (39.7) | 6.6 (43.9) | 9.3 (48.7) | 11.2 (52.2) | 11.1 (52.0) | 9.4 (48.9) | 6.8 (44.2) | 4.1 (39.4) | 2.3 (36.1) | 6.0 (42.8) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 103.6 (4.08) | 82.0 (3.23) | 78.1 (3.07) | 72.9 (2.87) | 68.0 (2.68) | 69.8 (2.75) | 78.9 (3.11) | 84.7 (3.33) | 77.3 (3.04) | 101.7 (4.00) | 108.0 (4.25) | 107.8 (4.24) | 1,033.4 (40.69) |
| Average rainy days(≥ 1 mm) | 16.0 | 13.9 | 13.8 | 12.6 | 12.5 | 12.3 | 13.9 | 14.2 | 12.8 | 14.9 | 15.7 | 15.8 | 168.8 |
| Source:Met Office[3] | |||||||||||||
