Armagh

:For the U.S. city, see Armagh, Pennsylvania.

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Armagh is a city in Northern Ireland, the capital of County Armagh. In Irish it is known as Ard Mhacha, or Macha's Height. City status was officially conferred in 1995. The city is home to Armagh Observatory, founded in 1790 and to the Armagh Planetarium established in 1968 to complement the research work of the Armagh Observatory.

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The headquarters of the Armagh City and District Council is in Armagh. The city has a long reputation as an administrative centre and currently located in the City is the headquarters of the Southern Education and Library Board and the Southern Health Board. It has a Georgian area of heritage importance.

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Armagh is the seat of both Church of Ireland and Roman Catholic Archbishops, both referred to as Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland. The secretariat of the North-South Ministerial Council is based in Armagh, and consists jointly of members of the civil services of both Northern Ireland and the Republic.

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Northern Ireland: :For an explanation of often confusing terms like Ulster, (Republic of) Ireland, (Great) Britain and United Kingdom see British Isles (terminology)....

County Armagh: County Armagh (Contae Ard Mhacha in Irish) is a county in Ulster, Ireland. It is one of six counties that remain under British jurisdiction as part of Northern Ireland. County Armagh is known by some as the Orchard of Ireland because the land is so fertile for apple-growing. Its main town is Armagh,...

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