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Charlemont, County Armagh

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civilians dead: 54-year-old Felix Clancy, 22-year-old Sean O'Hagan, and 41-year-old Robert McCullough. Shortly after, a gun attack on the nearby Eagle Bar led to the death of another Catholic civilian: 49-year-old Frederick McLoughlin two weeks later. A
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became the fort's governor the following year. By 1611, a "towne" had grown up around the fort, "replenished with many inhabitants of English and Irish, who have built them good houses of coples." It was incorporated as a borough in 1613.
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Charlemont Fort continued to be garrisoned throughout the 18th century, but its usefulness waned thereafter and the government withdrew the last garrison in 1856. In 1859 it was sold to the
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came to an end. Caulfeild rebuilt the defences in 1622, adding a three-storied governor's house. At the outbreak of the
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in a surprise attack. A number of attempts were made to recapture it, but despite the efforts of both
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installed Teig O'Regan as the fort's governor in 1689, and spent a night here on his way to the
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soldier was later convicted for taking part in the attacks, which have been linked to the "
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launched two attacks on pubs in Charlemont. A bomb attack on Clancy's Bar left three
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Charlemont Fort retained its military significance after
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Charlemont

Charlemont is located in Northern Ireland
Charlemont is located in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
2011 Census
District
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon
County
County Armagh
United Kingdom
54°26′32″N 6°41′08″W / 54.4423°N 6.6855°W / 54.4423; -6.6855

Irish
village
County Armagh
Northern Ireland
River Blackwater
Armagh
Moy
Charlemont Bridge
Charlemont Fort
Charles Blount, 8th Baron Mountjoy
Earl of Tyrone
Sir Toby Caulfeild
Tyrone's Rebellion
1641 Rebellion
Sir Phelim O'Neill
Royalists
Covenanters

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