- Hamiltonsbawn
Hamiltonsbawn (also spelt as "Hamilton's Bawn") is a small
village inCounty Armagh ,Northern Ireland , 6 miles or 9.5km east ofArmagh city. It is in the parish of Mullaghbrack and in the barony of Few Lower.History
The village is named after the fortified house with defended courtyard that was built by John Hamilton from
Scotland in 1619. By 1622 the lime and stone walls of this structure were 12 feet high and 90 feet long by 63 feet broad. It was destroyed during the 1641 Rebellion. The village ofNewtownhamilton takes its name from Alexander Hamilton , a descendant of John Hamilton.The young people of hamiltonsbawn usually refer to it as H.B city or 'hammybawn'.
In the village there is a costcutters shop , two pubs been the bawn inn & the corner bar , a park , " the sewing room " and the chip stop.
There is a nearby abandoned quarry situated outside mullaghbrack.
Jonathan Swift wrote a poem during his stay in
Gosford Demesne ,Markethill in 1729, [http://www.gosford.co.uk/swift.html#bawn The Grand Question debated whether Hamilton's Bawn should be turned into a Barrack or a Malt House] .The village used to run an annual Hiring Fair, commemorated in the traditional song [http://sniff.numachi.com/~rickheit/dtrad/pages/tiHIRNGFR;ttHRNGFR.html The Hiring Fair at Hamilton's Bawn] .
The magnificent horse chestnut tree that stood at the "Bawn Corner" was [http://www.belfasttoday.net/ViewArticle2.aspx?SectionID=3425&ArticleID=2025833 pulled down in February 2007] .
The town has a close association with the
Armagh rail disaster of 1889. A monument to the disaster is located just outside the town.The town is also well known for having a very famous wine team
Economy
[http://www.nc-engineering.com/ NC Engineering] in Hamiltonsbawn manufactures farm machinery. You can see their distinctive logo on farm machinery all over the UK, Ireland and beyond.
Transport
Hamiltonsbawn railway station opened on
25 August 1864 and finally closed on1 February 1933 . [cite web | title=Hamiltonsbawn station | work=Railscot - Irish Railways | url=http://www.railscot.co.uk/Ireland/Irish_railways.pdf | accessdate=2007-10-15]Education
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Hamiltonsbawn Primary School References
* [http://www.geocities.com/emerald_ancestry/other.Armagh.towns.htm Armagh towns]
* [http://www.rootsweb.com/~irlkik/ihm/castles/irecastl-Armagh.htm Armagh castles]
* [http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/town_Home.aspx?co=3&to=55&ca=0&sca=0&navID=1 Culture Northern Ireland]See also
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List of towns in Northern Ireland
*List of villages in Northern Ireland
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