Blackwatertown

Blackwatertown (Irish: An Port Mór) is a small village in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It sits on the River Blackwater, in the townland of Lisbofin, at the border with County Tyrone. The village is around 8 kilometres (5 mi) north of Armagh city, and the villages of Benburb and Moy are nearby. Blackwatertown had a population of 376 in the 2011 Census. The River Blackwater enters Lough Neagh west of Derrywarragh Island and is navigable from Maghery to Blackwatertown.

Blackwatertown
Blackwatertown Road, with the Methodist Church
Blackwatertown
Location within Northern Ireland
Population376 (2011 Census)
District
County
CountryNorthern Ireland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
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