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Today, Armagh is home to two cathedrals (both named after Saint Patrick) and the Armagh Observatory, and is known for its Georgian architecture. Statistically classed as a medium-sized town by NISRA. [4] Armagh was given city status in 1994 and Lord Mayoralty status in 2012. It had a population of 16,310 people in the 2021 Census. [5]
The rich fruit growing country to the north-east of the city of Armagh is known as the "Orchard of Ireland". [2] [8] (The local electoral district in that part of Armagh is called "The Orchard".) [9]) Armagh : The Cathedral County [2] [3] [10] The Primates of All Ireland's seats (both Church of Ireland and Roman Catholic) are in the city of ...
County Armagh is colloquially known as the "Orchard County" because of its many apple orchards. [ 6 ] The county covers an area of 1,327 km 2 (512 sq mi), making it the smallest of Northern Ireland's six counties by size and the sixth-smallest county on the island of Ireland.
This is a list of cities, towns, villages and hamlets in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. See the list of places in Northern Ireland for places in other counties. Towns are listed in bold .
It is the seat of the Anglican Archbishop of Armagh and Diocese of Armagh. [1] The origins of the site are as a 5th century Irish stone monastery, said to have been founded by St. Patrick . Throughout the Middle Ages, the cathedral was the seat of the Catholic Archbishop of Armagh , head of the Catholic Church in Ireland , and one of the most ...
The Mac Cana were a Gaelic Irish clan who held the lands of Clancann and Clanbrassil, together known as Oneilland, in what is now northern County Armagh. [2] The surname is strongly associated with that part of Ulster. [1] According to Irish tradition they are a Milesian people descended from Colla-da-Chrioch, the first king of Airgialla.
Armagh All-Ireland hero Barry McCambridge says he could never have imagined being the favourite to land the footballer of the year award.
Pages in category "County Armagh" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...