1. 'Dorsey ramparts'

2. Facilities

3. Chapel

4. Sport

5. Education

6. References

Dorsey or Dorsy ({{Irish derived place name|Na Doirse|the gateways}})^[1] is a small village and townland between Belleeks and Cullyhanna in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It has an estimated population of 130-160 people and includes about 30-35 houses.

'Dorsey ramparts'

Na Doirse, the gateways, is an extensive earthwork which runs through the South Armagh area. The Dorsey Ramparts, or 'The Walls' as they are known locally, are said to have been a fortified frontier post to the kingdom whose capital was Emain Macha (Navan Fort), blocking an important historic route into South Armagh. It was built at a time when the power of the Ulster kingdom may have been at its strongest, around 100 BCE. Some time later Ulster was threatened from the south and it is speculated that Dorsey may have been incorporated into a more extensive defensive system known in Monaghan and further west as the Black Pig's Dyke.

Dorsey is one of the few monuments in the north of Ireland which have been confirmed as Iron Age in date. It is a group of linear earthworks with a perimeter of 4 km, enclosing an area of {{convert|300|acre|km2}}.

Facilities

It currently has:

• a community centre
• a chapel
• a Gaelic football pitch (Rory McGee Park)
• football teams (U8, U10, U14, U16, Minor and Senior levels)

Chapel

The chapel in Dorsey is over 50 years old and was built by local people. The site on which the chapel was built was donated by a local, Felix Mackin. Dorsey is part of the parish of Lower Creggan which incorporates Dorsey, Newtownhamilton and Cullyhanna.

Sport

Dorsey Emmet's GFC is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Dorsey and fielding football teams at Under-8, U10, U14, U16 and senior level.

Education

Dorsey does not have its own schools so its 4-11-year-olds usually go to St. Olivers Primary School in Carrickrovaddy or St. Brigid's Primary School in Belleeks, County Armagh.

Its 12-16-year-olds usually attend St. Joseph's High School in Crossmaglen or St. Paul's High School in Bessbrook.

References

• Communes of the Landes department
• Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department
• Communes of the Loire department
• Communes of the Loire département of France
• Communes of the Loir-et-Cher department
• Communes of the Loiret department
• Communes of the Lot department
• Communes of the Lot-et-Garonne department
• Communes of the Lozère department
• Communes of the Maine-et-Loire department
• Communes of the Maine-et-Loire département of France
• Communes of the Manche department
• Communes of the Marne department
• Communes of the Martinique department
• Communes of the Mayenne department
• Communes of the Meurthe-et-Moselle department
• Communes of the Meuse department
• Communes of the Morbihan department
• Communes of the Moselle department
• Communes of the Nièvre department
• Communes of the Nord department
• Communes of the Oise department
• Communes of the Orne department
• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department
• Communes of the Province of Ancona