A visit to Camlough, Co. Armagh in 2018

A slideshow of photos taken during a visit to Camlough in County Armagh on Tuesday 17th July 2018. Camlough (Irish: Camloch, meaning "crooked lake") is a village in the south of County Armagh. The village of Camlough ('Crooked Lake') is so called from the shape of the lake, known as Cam Lough, in the parish, which is about 90 acres in extent. It is located five kilometres west of Newry. Land to the south-east of Camlough rises steeply to Camlough Mountain within the Ring of Gullion. The village is located on the A25 Newry-Newtownhamilton Road. Camlough had a population of 1,081 in the 2011 Census. A Mass Rock (Carraig an Aifrinn), dating from the Penal era, is located in Camlough. It is situated in Grant's Rocks and is over 300 years old. In 2003, a special Mass was held at the Mass Rock in memory of the people who suffered during Penal times. St Malachy's Catholic Church in Carrickcruppen, which is at the northwest edge of Camlough village is the oldest church building in the Parish of Lower Killeavy. It was built in 1816 and replaced an earlier church. Camlough National School was built in 1836 and was located on the Quarter Road. It was divided into a boys' school and a girls' school. The classroom was heated by a pot-bellied stove in the centre of the room and pupils would have been sent to collect sticks for the fire. Camlough River is a small meandering stream that makes its way from Camlough to the Newry Canal. It was once a vibrant fast flowing river, teeming with trout and the power source of approximately nine mills. The first of these mills was Kelly's Flax and Scutching Mill in Camlough village. It was situated to the rear of Carragher's house. Established around the mid-18th century, the mill comprised nine buildings, two of which were split level. It was powered by water from two ponds on either side of the Keggal Road.