Armagh City; A Glimpse of the City in Northern Ireland / County Armagh - Cities of Ireland
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- Опубликовано: 24 авг 2024
- Armagh City is a new city in Northern Ireland - but a historic capital of Ireland. Spend a few minutes as we take you through Armagh - one of our favourite cities in Northern Ireland - not far from the border with the South of Ireland and around one hour drive from Belfast - it offers great places to visit, lovely restaurants and bars and shopping. It has amazing walks around the streets and through historical roads that are clearly marked - each with its own story. The city is very closely linked to Saint Patrick.
Armagh city is the county town of county Armagh and it is also one famous city in Northern Ireland as well as a civil parish. Armagh is not much of a small town, it is actually a medium-sized one, but it only gained the city status in 1994 and was given the Lord Mayoralty status in 2012.
Since Armagh city is home of two churches, it is referred to as the religious capital of Ireland (the city of saints and scholars) and thus manage to attract different tourists to it every now and then. There are actually different reasons (different touristic locations) which made this city a historical capital of Ireland and one of them was Navan Fort which is located just outside the city ( • Navan Fort Armagh - Na... ).
There are always good stories behind those old cities which are found out there and since we are talking about Armagh city, we should mention that this was not the first name given to the city but it was originally called "Ard Mhacha" which was after the ancient Irish God Macha (war horses and sovereignty). Later on, it was called "Ardmagh" before it finally came to the last stop which is being referred to as "Armagh".
There are different places for one to visit when it comes to Armagh and one of them is St. Patrick Church which was founded by Saint Patrick in the year 457 and which eventually became the ecclesiastical capital of Ireland ( • Armagh Cathedral - Sai... ). In addition to St. Patrick Church which is considered the most important thing to be visited in this city, there is also Armagh County Museum which is considered one of the important touristic attractions that people tend to visit when it comes to this city ( • Armagh County Museum -... ).
As much as Saint Patrick took care of this city back in time, it is now considered an educational center back from that time and that is also the reason why it is referred to as "the city of saints and scholars". After that time, there were other educational related projects which took their place in the city and which started with the opening of the Royal School in 1608, St. Patrick's College in 1834, and the Armagh Observatory in 1790 ( • Armagh Planetarium and... ); this observatory was part of a Archibishop Robinson's plan and dream to open a university in the city, which was fulfilled later on in the 1990's when Queen's University of Belfast opened an outreach centre in the former hospital building.
In addition to being an educational place as well as a religious spot, there are beautiful scenes which one could come across in this city especially when it comes to comparing the old with the new; looking at the old pictures of the city and then spotting out the differences or the changes that has been installed since then.
There are a couple of important notable buildings in Armagh city which you will definitely come across and might even find yourself staring right at them trying to know what they are. Armagh Prison is one of those old buildings which comes along with the Market House, the Public Library, the Courthouse, the Mall which is looking toward the First Presbyterian Church and Gospel Hall, and all these come of course in addition to those important places which we have mentioned above.
There are always beautiful things that would differentiate one place from the other and even if St. Patrick Church is considered the most important thing to be mentioned when it comes to Armagh City, you will still find lots of other places which you will find interest in and which might not just be related to those historical places and buildings, but it might also be related to restaurants, street walks, cafes or even bars, it will always depend on the interests of every single person visiting the city.
Armagh city in Northern Ireland is not just a touristic place but it has always been known as a religious centre since the 5th century, and remains the ecclesiastical capital of Ireland, the seat of both the Anglican and Roman Catholic archibishops of Armagh, and Primates of all Ireland.
If you are looking forward to plan a trip to a place that could combine religion with history and education then you should definitely consider visiting Armagh city and visit all those gems found in it.Have a nice trip to Armagh!
Some of the best locations around Ireland / Northern Ireland and further afield.Armagh City; A Glimpse of the City in Northern Ireland / County Armagh - Cities of Ireland
One of our favourite cities - the restaurants and the walking trails are amazing!!
Where my dad and his side of the family is from. Very Proud to have Irish blood in me
Beats Alberta
You must be from Newfoundland.
Glad you could share your family history with us and you enjoyed the video :)
Not been there yet but Wow - we have just learnt a new technique for filming on the ground by watching your brilliant work :-)
Thanks for sharing this and some of her history!
Glad you enjoyed it! It's worth a visit if you are ever in the area!
i like the colour of the grass
I love to visit this city
We would highly recommend it! Lots to see and history to take in :)
jasbir kaur my city btw
Great Video! Your camera is absolutely amazing!
Saran O M Music big Saran
Saran O M Music you know me I’m in your class but you will never find out who I am
My maiden name is Connelley. Ancestors immigrated to Kentucky USA ….Appalachia. I was born in Michigan.
My dream is to visit my roots in Northern Ireland. Scot Irish…ulsters.
What a coincidence! We hope you can visit Northern Ireland soon to see some family history :)
O’hagan My Morther’s family from Armagh
Yes its my town
It's a great spot, Mikey! Were there any sights we missed that we should check out next time? :)
I am love the music,,,what the band call ?
i live there :D
Up Armagh 🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪
Logan Murphy yupppppa
mikeygoes yrooo
Wrong flag buddy
Andrew Gilmore na it’s not
Up Armagh 🇬🇧
Armageddon has similar pronunciation of Armagh. It is believes Armegeddon will happen in city of Armagh.
I'm planning to study there but m having double thoughts bcz of what u said 😢 I hope it's not true
We haven't heard that before but Armagh is definitely a great city to explore!
I'm from Armagh It's a nice city but that's really all there is to see. There is nothing for kids to do.
Any must see or must do things? For a day trip there.