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Est. 1798, Crossmaglen, County Armagh, Northern Ireland, near the border with Republic of Ireland, about 8 miles northwest of Dundalk, 14 southwest of Newry. Village centre is site of a large British army and Police barracks (former Royal Ulster Constabulary) base and observation tower (known locally as the “spy tower”). Belfast journalist Malachi O’Doherty described it as “a southern town that had the border laid down on the wrong side of it.” Favs