What is "forkhill"

Forkhill or Forkill is a small village and civil parish in south County Armagh, Northern Ireland, in the ancient barony of Upper Orior. It is within the Ring of Gullion and in the 2011 Census it had a recorded population of 498.

The name is pronounced either or and comes from the Irish foirceal, meaning "trough" or "hollow". This may refer to the village's position on flat land between the large hills of Tievecrom (to the east) and Croslieve (to the west).