Derrymacash
Village in County Armagh, Northern Ireland
title: "Derrymacash" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["villages-in-county-armagh", "townlands-of-county-armagh"] description: "Village in County Armagh, Northern Ireland" topic_path: "general/villages-in-county-armagh" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derrymacash" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary Village in County Armagh, Northern Ireland ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox UK place"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| official_name | Derrymacash |
| irish_name | Doire Mhic Cais |
| local_name | The Cash |
| map_type | Northern Ireland |
| label_position | none |
| coordinates | |
| belfast_distance_mi | 25 |
| population | 629 |
| population_ref | (2001) |
| irish_grid_reference | J035601 |
| unitary_northern_ireland | Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon |
| country | Northern Ireland |
| post_town | CRAIGAVON |
| postcode_area | BT |
| postcode_district | BT66 |
| dial_code | 028 |
| constituency_westminster | Upper Bann |
| constituency_ni_assembly | Upper Bann |
| lieutenancy_northern_ireland | County Armagh |
| dublin_distance_mi | 78 |
| :: |
| official_name = Derrymacash | irish_name = Doire Mhic Cais | scots_name = | local_name = The Cash | static_image = | static_image_caption = | map_type = Northern Ireland | label_position = none | coordinates = | belfast_distance_mi = 25 | population = 629 | population_ref = (2001) | irish_grid_reference = J035601 | unitary_northern_ireland = Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon | country = Northern Ireland |historic_county= |post_town = CRAIGAVON | postcode_area = BT | postcode_district = BT66 | dial_code = 028 | constituency_westminster = Upper Bann | constituency_ni_assembly = Upper Bann | lieutenancy_northern_ireland = County Armagh | website = | hide_services = | dublin_distance_mi = 78 Derrymacash () is a small village and townland in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It is about four miles west of Lurgan, between the M1 motorway and Lough Neagh. It had a population of 629 in the 2001 census.
A Catholic church and primary school (both called St Patrick's) are in neighbouring Aghacommon. Many people mistake the townlands of Derrymacash and Aghacommon. Derrymacash starts after one crosses the Closet River, just beyond the M1 bridge, heading towards Lough Neagh Via Ronan Nixon.
Places of interest
Near Derrymacash is the nature reserve Oxford Island, which is known for its nature trails, bogland, bird hides and species of wildlife.
Sport
The main sports in Derrymacash are Gaelic football and camogie, represented by the Wolfe Tone GAC and St Enda's GAA clubs. Both play their home games in Páirc na Ropairí. Dylan Hoy And Jon-Jo McCarron are well known sportspeople from the village.
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