Armagh

Armagh
St. Patrick's Cathedral, Armagh (Roman Catholic)
Location within Northern Ireland
Population16,310 (2021 census)
Irish grid referenceH876455
• Belfast33 mi (53 km)
District
  • Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon
County
CountryNorthern Ireland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townARMAGH
Postcode districtBT60, BT61
Dialling code028 37
UK Parliament
NI Assembly
  • Newry & Armagh
Websitearmagh.gov.uk

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

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



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