Charlemont is a small village

Village

A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...

 in County Armagh

County Armagh

-History:Ancient Armagh was the territory of the Ulaid before the fourth century AD. It was ruled by the Red Branch, whose capital was Emain Macha near Armagh. The site, and subsequently the city, were named after the goddess Macha...

, Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland

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. It had a population of 150 people in the 2001 Census

United Kingdom Census 2001

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. It is situated within the Armagh City and District Council

Armagh City and District Council

Armagh City and District Council is a district council in County Armagh in Northern Ireland. It includes the city of Armagh, as well as the surrounding area and its population is about 54,000. City status was officially conferred in 1995...

 area. Charlemont Bridge

Charlemont Bridge

Charlemont Bridge is a stone bridge in Moy, County Tyrone, Northern IrelandThe bridge spans the River Blackwater connecting the villages of Moy and Charlemont on the old coaching route between Dungannon and Armagh...

 joins the villages of Charlemont on the east bank of the River Blackwater

River Blackwater, Northern Ireland

The River Blackwater is a river in County Armagh and County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, as well as County Monaghan and County Cavan in Republic of Ireland, which has its source to the north of Fivemiletown, County Tyrone...

 and Moy on the west.

History

In 1600 Charles Blount was sent to Ireland as the last viceroy of Queen Elizabeth I. He joined a group of mercenaries who had been fighting in the valley of the Blackwater. He came to the place now known as Charlemont where he established a bridge of wood and a fort to guard the bridge in 1602. Prior to his founding of Charlemont Fort

Charlemont Fort

Charlemont Fort was a garrison built in Charlemont, County Armagh in 1602 by Lord Mountjoy. It was destroyed in 1920 by fire and the only building remaining today is the gatehouse. The name Charlemont came from Charles Blount's Christian name...

 the place had been called Achadh an Dá Chora, the field of the two weirs, but it was renamed in his honour using his name and the French word for hill "Mont" ie Charlemont.

In 1650, Charlemont was besieged

Siege of Charlemont

The Siege of Charlemont took place in July - August 1650 during the Cromwellian conquest of Ireland when the fortress of Charlemont in County Armagh, Ireland was besieged by Charles Coote's Parliamentarian army, which was largely composed of soldiers of the New Model Army...

 by English Parliamentarian forces during the Cromwellian conquest of Ireland

Cromwellian conquest of Ireland

The Cromwellian conquest of Ireland refers to the conquest of Ireland by the forces of the English Parliament, led by Oliver Cromwell during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. Cromwell landed in Ireland with his New Model Army on behalf of England's Rump Parliament in 1649...

. The English took the fort from its Irish Catholic garrison under Phelim O'Neill, despite taking heavy casualties.

The Troubles

For more information see The Troubles in Charlemont

The Troubles in Charlemont

The Troubles in Charlemont recounts incidents during, and the effects of, The Troubles in Charlemont, County Armagh, Northern Ireland.Incidents in Charlemont during the Troubles resulting in two or more fatalities:1976...

, which includes a list of incidents in Charlemont during the Troubles resulting in two or more fatalities.

See also

• List of towns in Northern Ireland
• List of villages in Northern Ireland
• Charlemont (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
  Charlemont (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
  Charlemont was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800.-History:In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by King James II, Charlemont was not represented.-1689–1801:...