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Middletown is a small village and townland in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It lies near the border with County Monaghan, between Armagh and Monaghan along the A3.[3] It had a population of 237 people (91 households) in the 2011 Census.[4]

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Middletown Scots: Middletoun[1] / Mïddletoon[2] Irish: Coillidh Chanannáin
Middletown Location within Northern Ireland
Population	237 (2011 Census)
Irish grid reference	H753388
• Belfast	50 mi (80 km)
• Dublin	69 mi (111 km)
District	Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon
County	County Armagh
Country	Northern Ireland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	ARMAGH
Postcode district	BT60
Dialling code	028
UK Parliament	Newry & Armagh
NI Assembly	Newry & Armagh
List of places UK Northern Ireland Armagh 54.29274°N 6.84388°W / 54.29274; -6.84388

Geography

Middletown was built in the townland of Middletown, which was known throughout the 17th century under variants of the name Killecannagan (from Irish Coillidh Chanannáin 'Canannán's wood').[5] It is known for its picturesque countryside and its rolling green hills. The hills are made up of numerous drumlins that make up the countryside. At the bottom of the valleys that many of these drumlins form, glens can be found with many tributaries of the River Blackwater flowing through them. The River Cor flows through the Middletown countryside and right by the village. It is the most prominent river in Middletown; once a canal system operated on it, namely the Ulster Canal.^{[citation needed]}

History

Middletown was one of several Catholic border villages in Armagh that would have been transferred to the Irish Free State had the recommendations of the Irish Boundary Commission been enacted in 1925.[6]

Education

Children from Middletown formerly went to three different primary schools: St John's Boys' School, St Louis Convent School for girls, and Glasdrummond Primary School (boys and girls). Due to low numbers in the mid-1990s, a new school was built on the site of St John's Boys' School and was opened in June 1999, whereupon all three primary schools were amalgamated.

Notable people

• Joe Coburn, Irish-American boxer who claimed the World Heavyweight Championship in 1862.^{[citation needed]}
• Eamon Donnelly, director of elections for Sinn Féin and a founding member of Fianna Fáil, was born in Middletown.[7]

Sport

Middletown has a long history of Gaelic games and the local Gaelic Athletic Association club, Middletown GAA, plays hurling as Na Fianna, football as Eoghan Ruadh, and camogie as St John's.^{[citation needed]}

See also

• Midleton, County Cork
• List of villages in Northern Ireland
• Market Houses in Northern Ireland
• E2 European long distance path

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