Charlemont takes its name from Charles Blount, 8th Baron Mountjoy, who built a bridge and fort here in 1602 in order to secure the Blackwater valley against the rebel Earl of Tyrone.[3]Sir Toby Caulfeild became the fort's governor the following year.[4] 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.[5]
Charlemont Fort retained its military significance after Tyrone's Rebellion came to an end. Caulfeild rebuilt the defences in 1622, adding a three-storied governor's house. At the outbreak of the 1641 Rebellion, the fort was taken by Sir Phelim O'Neill in a surprise attack. A number of attempts were made to recapture it, but despite the efforts of both Royalists and Covenanters it remained in O'Neill's hands until 1650, when a Cromwellian force ousted him after a bloody siege.[4]
In 1664, William Caulfeild sold Charlemont Fort to the Crown for the sum of £3,500.[6]James II installed Teig O'Regan as the fort's governor in 1689, and spent a night here on his way to the Siege of Derry. It again came under siege in 1690 when Marshal Schomberg arrived, eventually forcing O'Regan to surrender.[4]
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 Earl of Charlemont for £12,884 5s.[4] It was burned down by the IRA in 1920,[7] leaving only the gatehouse there today.[4]
The Troublesedit
On 15 May 1976, the Ulster Volunteer Force launched two attacks on pubs in Charlemont. A bomb attack on Clancy's Bar left three Catholic civilians dead: 54-year-old Felix Clancy, 22-year-old Sean O'Hagan, and 41-year-old Robert McCullough.[8] 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.[9] A UDR soldier was later convicted for taking part in the attacks, which have been linked to the "Glenanne gang".[10]
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charlemont, county, armagh, other, uses, charlemont, charlemont, irish, achadh, chora, field, weirs, small, village, county, armagh, northern, ireland, sits, right, bank, river, blackwater, five, miles, northwest, armagh, linked, neighbouring, village, charlem. For other uses see Charlemont Charlemont Irish Achadh an Da Chora field of the two weirs 1 is a small village in County Armagh Northern Ireland It sits on the right bank of the River Blackwater five miles northwest of Armagh and is linked to the neighbouring village of Moy by Charlemont Bridge It had a population of 109 people 52 households at the 2011 Census 2 CharlemontShow map of Northern IrelandLocation within the United KingdomShow map of the United KingdomPopulation109 2011 Census DistrictArmagh City Banbridge and CraigavonCountyCounty ArmaghList of places United Kingdom 54 26 32 N 6 41 08 W 54 4423 N 6 6855 W 54 4423 6 6855 St Peter s RC Church Charlemont Contents 1 History 1 1 The Troubles 2 Education 3 See also 4 ReferencesHistory editMain article Charlemont Fort Charlemont takes its name from Charles Blount 8th Baron Mountjoy who built a bridge and fort here in 1602 in order to secure the Blackwater valley against the rebel Earl of Tyrone 3 Sir Toby Caulfeild became the fort s governor the following year 4 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 5 Charlemont Fort retained its military significance after Tyrone s Rebellion came to an end Caulfeild rebuilt the defences in 1622 adding a three storied governor s house At the outbreak of the 1641 Rebellion the fort was taken by Sir Phelim O Neill in a surprise attack A number of attempts were made to recapture it but despite the efforts of both Royalists and Covenanters it remained in O Neill s hands until 1650 when a Cromwellian force ousted him after a bloody siege 4 In 1664 William Caulfeild sold Charlemont Fort to the Crown for the sum of 3 500 6 James II installed Teig O Regan as the fort s governor in 1689 and spent a night here on his way to the Siege of Derry It again came under siege in 1690 when Marshal Schomberg arrived eventually forcing O Regan to surrender 4 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 Earl of Charlemont for 12 884 5s 4 It was burned down by the IRA in 1920 7 leaving only the gatehouse there today 4 The Troubles edit On 15 May 1976 the Ulster Volunteer Force launched two attacks on pubs in Charlemont A bomb attack on Clancy s Bar left three Catholic civilians dead 54 year old Felix Clancy 22 year old Sean O Hagan and 41 year old Robert McCullough 8 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 9 A UDR soldier was later convicted for taking part in the attacks which have been linked to the Glenanne gang 10 Education editSt Peter s Primary SchoolSee also editList of towns and villages in Northern Ireland Charlemont Parliament of Ireland constituency Ulster CanalReferences edit Charlemont County Armagh The Northern Ireland Place Names Project Archived from the original on 11 April 2021 Retrieved 11 April 2021 Charlemont Census 2011 Results NI Statistics and Research Agency Retrieved 22 April 2015 O Neill James 2013 14 The Cockpit of Ulster War Along the River Blackwater 1593 1603 Ulster Journal of Archaeology 72 Ulster Archaeological Society 194 a b c d e O Neill James Logue Paul Charlemont Fort A Brief Guide PDF History Armagh Retrieved 11 April 2021 Hunter R J 1971 Towns in the Ulster Plantation Studia Hibernica 11 Liverpool University Press 66 68 JSTOR 20495983 Caulfeild William first Viscount Charlemont Oxford Dictionary of National Biography online ed Oxford University Press doi 10 1093 ref odnb 4908 Subscription or UK public library membership required McMahon Kevin 2006 The Time of the Trouble 1919 21 Armagh South Down and North Louth Part 4 Seanchas Ardmhacha 21 1 Armagh Diocesan Historical Society 251 2 JSTOR 29742796 Northern Ireland House of Commons Hansard 17 May 1976 vol 911 cc 957 64 17 May 1976 Retrieved 4 December 2011 Sutton Index of Deaths 1976 Conflict Archive on the Internet CAIN Retrieved 4 December 2011 Cassell Report Archived 2011 06 10 at the Wayback Machine 2006 pp 53 54 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Charlemont County Armagh amp oldid 1194340466, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
