Travel Guide Bessbrook

2 400 inhabitants. Bessbrook was founded in 1845 by John Grubb Richardson. This industry wanted to establish a model village for workers around the flax factory held by its family. In a somewhat avant-garde social perspective, he built the houses with their garden along large streets, with two seats with the main buildings, such as town hall, school, clinic and public baths. No drinks or gambling flows and therefore, according to Richardson's philosophy, no police station… During the political unrest in Northern Ireland, Bessbrook became the scene of repeated violence and transformed into a military zone with the most active helicopter airstrip in Europe.