Defaced road direction signs at Whitecross Crossroads
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Defaced road direction signs at Whitecross Crossroads
Image: © Eric Jones Taken: 3 Jun 2016
Whitecross, itself a predominantly Nationalist community, stands on a sectarian fracture zone between the dyed in the wool Nationalist and Republican areas of South Armagh and the equally dyed in the wool Loyalist and Unionist areas of North Armagh. The villages of Forkhill and Markethill epitomise the communities on either side of the divide, 94.6% of the population of Forkhill are of a Catholic background, while 82.9% of Markethill's population are of a Protestant background.
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