Armagh

Coordinates: 54°21′00″N 6°39′17″W / 54.3499°N 6.6546°W / 54.3499; -6.6546
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Armagh

St. Patrick's Cathedral, Armagh (Roman Catholic)
Armagh is located in Northern Ireland
Armagh
Location within Northern Ireland
Population14,777 (2011 Census)
Irish grid referenceH876455
• Belfast33 mi (53 km)
District
County
CountryNorthern Ireland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townARMAGH
Postcode districtBT60, BT61
Dialling code028 37
UK Parliament
NI Assembly
Websitearmagh.gov.uk
List of places
UK
Northern Ireland
Armagh
54°21′00″N 6°39′17″W / 54.3499°N 6.6546°W / 54.3499; -6.6546

Armagh (/ɑːrˈmɑː/ ar-MAH; Irish: Ard Mhacha, IPA: [ˌaɾd̪ˠ ˈwaxə], "Macha's height"[3]) is the county town of County Armagh and a city in Northern Ireland, as well as a civil parish.

References[change | change source]

  1. "Home" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 October 2013. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
  2. "Ard Mhacha / Armagh". Placenames Database of Ireland. Logainm.ie. Archived from the original on 2 March 2016. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  3. Field, John (1980). Place-names of Great Britain and Ireland. Newton Abbot, Devon: David & Charles. p. 25. ISBN 0389201545. OCLC 6964610.