Madden, County Armagh

Madden (also known as Madden Raparees from Irish: na Madain)[1][2] is a small village and townland in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It is within the Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council area. It has a population of around 200 people.[3] (2001 Census: 105 people)

Madden
Madden
Location within Northern Ireland
Population200 
Irish grid referenceH 81891 38274
• Belfast39 mi (63 km)
• Dublin68 mi (109 km)
District
County
CountryNorthern Ireland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townARMAGH
Postcode districtBT60
Dialling code028
PoliceNorthern Ireland
FireNorthern Ireland
AmbulanceNorthern Ireland
UK Parliament
NI Assembly

History

The first Catholic church was built at Madden in 1709. The glebe-house, which is also in Madden, was erected by the incumbent, the Reverend James Jones, and is "large and handsome". The church is "a very commodious edifice", rebuilt in 1816, by aid of a loan of £1000 from the late Board of First Fruits, and recently repaired by aid of a grant of £157 from the Ecclesiastical Commissioners, according to Lewis in 1837.

Education
  • St. Joseph's Primary School

Modern newly built school

Sport

The main sports in Madden are Gaelic football and Camogie and also played is road bowling. The local GAA club, Madden Raparees GAC (Ropairí na Madan), plays in county competitions at Senior level.

The road bowling club contains a number of All-Ireland champions at various grades.

References
  1. Placenames Database of Ireland
  2. Placenames NI Archived 2012-06-13 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Madden". Census 2011 Results. NI Statistics and Research Agency. Archived from the original on 22 April 2015. Retrieved 22 April 2015.

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