Crossmaglen is a village and townland in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It had a population of 1,592 in the 2011 Census and is the largest village in South Armagh. The village centre is the site of a large Police Service of Northern Ireland base and formerly of an observation tower . The square's name commemorates Cardinal Tomás Ó Fiaich, a local man who became Primate of All Ireland , and who died in 1990. However the Cardinal originated from Crossmaglen's close neighbours, Cullyhanna. Crossmaglen also gives its name to a GAA team.
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