In the early 17th century, the Scottish planters established the Arvagh area. It is told that John Brown, who was one of them, sold the land here for a horse! Earls of Gosford, the descendant of the buyer of the land, developed the town in the early 19th century. He then built Market House is still there. William Bleakley visited America at the age of 16. He was the harbinger of aviation who established record in the performance of aerobatic feat of looping the loop.
County Armagh and Lough Neagh
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