Armagh Guide, Meaning , Facts, Information and Description
- Alternative meaning: Armagh, Pennsylvania
| Armagh city & district | |
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| Geography | |
| Area: - Total - % Water | Ranked 6th 671 km² ? % |
| Admin HQ: | Armagh |
| : | GB-ARM |
| ONS code: | 95O |
| Demographics | |
| Population: - Total (April 29, 2001) - Density | Ranked 14th 54,263 81 / km² |
| Community: | Protestant: 50.0% Catholic: 48.7 |
| Politics | |
| Armagh City & District Council http://www.armagh.gov.uk | |
| MP: | Seamus Mallon |
Armagh is a city in Northern Ireland, the capital of County Armagh. In Irish it is known as Ard Mhacha, or Macha's Height.
Armagh is the seat of both Protestant and Roman Catholic Archbishops, both referred to as Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland.
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Armagh was founded in 444 by St. Patrick, and has been the spiritual capital of Ireland for 1500 years.
Brian Boru is buried in the cemetery of the Saint Patrick's Protestant Cathedral, Armagh. He is credited with driving the Norsemen out of Ireland in 1014.
The Armagh rail disaster occurred on June 12, 1889 near Armagh.
The city is run by Amargh City and District Council, which covers a larger area than just the city, but not the entire county.
Armagh has a campus of Queen's University, Belfast
Together with part of the district of Newry and Mourne, it forms the Newry & Armagh constituency; for elections to the Westminster Parliament and Northern Ireland Assembly.
Armagh is home to Armagh Observatory, founded in 1790.
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