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In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Armagh like this:
Armagh, ancient city, parl. burgh, co. town of Armagh, and eccl. metropolis of Ireland, situated on a hill near the river Callan, 33 miles SW. of Belfast and 80 miles N. by W. of Dublin by rail, 1092 ac., pop. 10,070; 6 Banks, 2 newspapers. Market-days, Tuesday and Saturday. The Cathedral, built in 1765, on supposed site of St Patrick's Church, was greatly improved and renovated by Archbishops Robinson and Beresford. ...
The Palace of the Archbishop, the R.C. Cathedral, and the College, are the other principal buildings; there are also barracks for 200 men. The bor. returned 1 member until 1885. The dioc. of Armagh comprises nearly all the cos. of Armagh and Louth, with portions of cos. Tyrone, Londonderry, and Meath. The Roman Catholic diocese of Armagh is distributed into 51 pars., 2 of these, Armagh and Drogheda, being bishops' pars.
Armagh is now part of ARMAGH CITY BANBRIDGE AND CRAIGAVON District. Click here for graphs and data of how ARMAGH CITY BANBRIDGE AND CRAIGAVON has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Armagh itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Armagh, in Armagh City Banbridge and Craigavon and County Armagh | Map and description, A Vision of Ireland through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofireland.org/place/27727
Date accessed: 18th November 2025
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