Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Pointz Pass

Pointz Pass, vil. with ry. sta., Aghaderg and Ballymore pars., cos. Armagh and Down, on Newry Canal, 8 miles N. of Newry and 10 miles S. of Portadown Junction, pop. 343; P.O., T.O., called Poyntzpass; 1 Bank. Market-day, Friday.


(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "village with railway station"   (ADL Feature Type: "populated places")
Administrative units: Armagh IrlC       Down IrlC
Place names: POINTZ PASS     |     POYNTZPASS
Place: Poyntz Pass

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