The Diamond, Grange Lower, County Armagh

The Diamond is a small village located in the townland of Grange Lower. County Armagh, Northern Ireland (UK). It is very near Loughgall and in the heart of the apple growing region.

"'The Diamond' is a hamlet in the townland of Grange Lower, Co. Armagh, Northern Ireland. It rests neither in the Parish of Loughgall or Kilmore but in 1835 was recorded as actually being part of Newry within the barony of O'Neilland. The Cope Family of Loughgall Manor built a school, now closed, a schoolmaster's dwelling, which served as a post office and an adjoining Church hall. Church services were held in the Church hall until 1926 when the present Diamond Grange Church was built. Francis Cope in 1874 bequeathed three thousand pounds to build a Church at the Diamond, by 1926 the amount was four thousand." Loughgall is a small village and townland in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 285 people. Loughgall was named after a small nearby loch. The village is at the heart of the apple-growing industry and is surrounded by orchards. Along the village's main street is large set of gates leading to Loughgall Manor. An imposing building, the Manor was once the home of the Cope family who arrived as part of the Plantation of Ulster in the 17th century.