Infobox Observatory name ArmaghObservatory image caption organization code 981 location Armagh , Northern Ireland coords coord 54.353152 6.64997 type landmark source USNO HMNAO display inline,title altitude weather established 1789 closed website http star.arm.ac.uk star.arm.ac.uk telescope1 name telescope1 type telescope2 name telescope2 type ArmaghObservatory is a modern astronomical research institute with a rich heritage, based in Armagh , Northern Ireland . Around 25 astronomers are actively studying stellar astrophysics, the Sun , Solar System astronomy, and the Earth s climate . The Observatory is located close to the centre of the city of Armagh, adjacent to the Armagh Planetarium in approximately convert 14 acre m2 of landscaped grounds known as the Armagh Astropark, and was founded in 1789 by Richard Robinson, 1st Baron Rokeby Richard Robinson , Archbishops of Armagh Primate of All Ireland Church of Ireland Archbishop of Armagh . Ernst Julius pik grandfather of Lembit pik MP was based here for over 30 years and among his many contributions to astrophysics he wrote of the dangers ... Mart de Groot 1976 1994 Mark E. Bailey 1995 External links http star.arm.ac.uk ArmaghObservatory http star.arm.ac.uk astropark Armagh Astropark http star.arm.ac.uk virtualvisit A Virtual Visit to ArmaghObservatory http climate.arm.ac.uk ArmaghObservatory climate website http www.aavso.org visit armaghobservatory A Visit to ArmaghObservatory , AAVSO See also Irish Astronomical Society Category Astronomical observatories in Northern Ireland Category Armagh city Observatory Category Buildings and structures in County Armagh Category Visitor attractions in County Armagh Category Grade A listed buildings de ArmaghObservatory es Observatorio de Armagh fa fr Observatoire d Armagh it Osservatorio Armagh lb Armagh Observatoire ru .... The Human Orrery, launched in 2004, is located close to the main Observatory building. The Observatory ... more details
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of the The Royal School, Armagh Royal School in 1608 and the ArmaghObservatory in 1790. This was part ... classification system. The nearest Met Office standard weather station, at ArmaghObservatory, provides ... at Maghaberry Maghaberry HM Prison . ref name ThreeGoals The city is home to the ArmaghObservatory ... work of the Observatory. The palace of the Archbishop of Armagh is now the local council offices and, along ...Other uses Infobox UK place official name Armagh irish name Ard Mhacha scots name Airmagh ref http www.doeni.gov.uk ... ref or Armagh ref http www.northsouthministerialcouncil.org annual report 2010 ulster scots.pdf ... Thomas Street, Armagh 02 , November 2009.JPG static image caption small Thomas Street small map type ... H876455 unitary northern ireland Armagh City and District Council Armagh country Northern Ireland post town ARMAGH postcode area BT postcode district BT60, BT61 dial code 028 constituency westminster Newry and Armagh UK Parliament constituency Newry & Armagh constituency ni assembly Newry and Armagh Assembly constituency Newry & Armagh lieutenancy northern ireland County Armagh website http www.armagh.gov.uk Armagh IPAc en icon r m respell ar MAH derive Irish Ard Mhacha Macha s height is a large settlement in Northern Ireland , and the county town of County Armagh . It is a site of historical ... Church and the Church of Ireland , of the Archbishop of Armagh . In 1995, Armagh city was twinned ... Ireland Neighbourhood Information Service ref Armagh was granted City status in the United Kingdom ... . Irish Roots Cafe, 2004. p.114. ref which eventually became Armagh . When Celtic Christianity Christianity spread to Ireland during the mid 400s, Armagh became the island s ecclesiastical capital , as Saint ... in Armagh could spread the gospel. According to the Annals of the Four Masters , in the year 457 ... of Ireland in general. blockquote Medieval era In 839 and 869, the monastery in Armagh was raided ..., which the churches and monasteries often kept. The Book of Armagh came from the monastery. It is a 9th ... more details
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, Germany 1724 Yantra Mantra , India 1785 Dunsink Observatory , Ireland 1789 ArmaghObservatory , Northern ...About scientific observatories the suburb of Cape Town Observatory, Cape Town other uses The Observatory disambiguation File Sphinx Observatory.jpg thumb The Sphinx Observatory at the Jungfraujoch in the Swiss Alps high altitude observatories are less affected by the atmosphere. An observatory is a location ... thumb 400px right Paranal Observatory , home of the Very Large Telescope , a cluster of four large ... include Mauna Kea Observatory and Kitt Peak National Observatory in the USA, Roque de los Muchachos Observatory in Spain , and Paranal Observatory in Chile . Specific research study performed in 2009 shows that the best possible location for ground based observatory on Earth is Ridge A a place ... , in New Mexico , USA , Jodrell Bank in the United Kingdom UK , Arecibo Observatory Arecibo , Puerto Rico , Parkes Observatory Parkes in New South Wales , Australia and Llano de Chajnantor Observatory ... of these is the Mauna Kea Observatory , located near the summit of a 4205 m 13,796 ft volcano in Hawaii. The Chacaltaya Chacaltaya Astrophysical Observatory in Bolivia, at 5230 m 17,160 ft , was the world s highest permanent astronomical observatory ref name ASR2009 cite journal ... of Tokyo Atacama Observatory , ref name TAO cite web url http www.s.u tokyo.ac.jp press press 2009 15en.html title The 1m telescope at the Atacama Observatory has Started Scientific Operation, detecting ... Itza Observatory 2 1.jpg thumb 250px right El Caracol observatory temple at Chichen Itza , Mexico . The oldest ... Angkor Wat , Cambodia Karahunj , Armenia File Maragheh observatory 2.JPG thumb 250px Remains of the Maragheh observatory now under a modern protective dome at Maragheh , Iran . File Jantar Mantar at Jaipur.jpg ... Review The Observatory in Islam and Its Place in the General History of the Observatory by Aydin Sayili ... None ref include c.150 BC Hipparchus Observatory at Rhodes , Greece ref http www.britannica.com facts ... more details
Armagh is a city in Northern Ireland. It may also refer to County Armagh , one of the traditional counties of Ireland Armagh barony Armagh City and District Council ArmaghObservatoryArmagh Planetarium As a constituency Armagh Assembly constituency used from 1973 until 1986 Armagh Borough Parliament of Ireland constituency used until 1801 Armagh County Parliament of Ireland constituency used until 1801 Armagh Northern Ireland Parliament constituency used from 1921 until 1929 Armagh UK Parliament constituency used from 1801 until 1983 Armagh City UK Parliament constituency used from 1801 until 1885 It is also the name of places outside Ireland In the United States of America Armagh, Pennsylvania Armagh Township, Pennsylvania In Canada Armagh, Quebec In Australia Armagh, South Australia disambig br Armagh cy Armagh gwahaniaethu fr Armagh homonymie it Armagh disambigua nl Armagh pl Armagh ujednoznacznienie sv Armagh olika betydelser zh ... more details
coord 54.352 6.649 display title region GB scale 5000 File Armagh Planetarium geograph.org.uk 535048.jpg thumb Armagh Planetarium Armagh Planetarium is a planetarium located in Armagh , Northern Ireland close to the city centre and neighbouring ArmaghObservatory in approximately fourteen acres of landscaped grounds known as the Armagh Astropark. History Unsourced image removed Image Armagh Planetarium2006.jpg 300px thumb right Armagh Planetarium in July 2006 Armagh Planetarium was established by the seventh director of ArmaghObservatory, Dr. Eric Mervyn Lindsay , who, after twenty five years ... interest in Earth Science . The Armagh Astropark, which opened in 1994, is a scale model of the solar system and the Universe contained in the grounds of the ArmaghObservatory, with scale sized ... Murtagh in the 1970s, Armagh Planetarium introduced many new technologies. Murtagh recognised ... was a great success and Armagh Planetarium was the first planetarium in the world to project video on its dome. Other planetaria around the world followed this lead. Armagh Planetarium pioneered ... and even steer the direction of the show by selecting the topics. Space Odyssey , created in Armagh ... on 31 July 2006, Armagh Planetarium underwent a major refurbishment. The building was totally ... video projection system. Armagh Planetarium maintains an outreach programme. Planetarium staff travel ..., the Armagh Planetarium building was dedicated to the memory of Eric Lindsay in a ceremony led by Archbishop Robin Eames . The projectors Armagh Planetarium has used a series of projectors of increasing ... home at South Downs Planetarium in England. The first digital projector installed in Armagh was an Evans and Sutherland Digistar 1 1994 1995 . Armagh was the first planetarium in the UK to use this new ... Visit to Armagh Planetarium Shockwave Category Planetaria Category Buildings and structures in County Armagh Category Armagh city Category Science museums in the United Kingdom Category Museums in County ... more details
and DJ Places of interest ArmaghObservatory , founded in 1790 & Armagh Planetarium , a modern working ...Refimprove date October 2008 Infobox settlement name County Armagh other name Pad top italic Contae Ard Mhacha br Coontie Airmagh Armagh image shield Armagh arms.svg image map Island of Ireland location ... town County seat seat Armagh population 159085 population rank List of Irish counties by population ... of all persons resident in the wards comprising County Armagh on April 29th, 2001, i.e. all electoral wards of the Newry & Armagh Parliamentary Constituency minus St. Mary s, St. Patrick s and Windsor ... from County Armagh i.e. Derrytrasna, Birches, Bleary, Drumgask, Taghnevan, Court, Annagh, Brownstown ... Contae Ard Mhacha is the Irish language Irish name Coontie Armagh ref http www.tourismireland.com CMSPages ... dialects Ulster Scots spellings. County Armagh named after its county town, Armagh is one of six Counties ... of Ireland , lying within the historical Provinces of Ireland province of Ulster . County Armagh ... northernireland yourplaceandmine armagh apple blossom.shtml ref Etymology The name Armagh derives ... to have been responsible for the construction of the hill site of Emain Macha now Navan Fort near Armagh ..., Armagh s land falls away from its rugged south with Carrigatuke, Lislea and Camlough mountains ... Armagh s boundary with County Louth Louth is marked by the rugged Ring of Gullion rising in the south ... s Flat and the Shallow Flat. Climate Despite lying in the east of Ireland, Armagh enjoys an Oceanic ... with showers, daylight lasts for almost 18 hours during high summer. Weather box location County Armagh ... precipitation mm 759.4 source 1 ref name Armagh 1971 2000 averages cite web url http www.metoffice.gov.uk ... 0289.1984.tb00344.x postscript None ref Ancient Armagh was the territory of the Ulaid also known ... , whose capital was Emain Macha or Navan Fort near Armagh . The site, and subsequently the city ... of the Collas, the O Hanlons and MacCanns, and the Ui Neill , the O Neills of Fews. Armagh was divided ... more details
Mid Armagh may refer to The central part of County Armagh Mid Armagh Northern Ireland Parliament constituency Mid Armagh UK Parliament constituency disambig ... more details
South Armagh can refer to The southern part of County Armagh South Armagh Northern Ireland Parliament constituency South Armagh UK Parliament constituency disambig ... more details
North Armagh may refer to The northern part of County Armagh North Armagh Northern Ireland Parliament constituency North Armagh UK Parliament constituency geodis ... more details
Archdiocese of Armagh may refer to Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Armagh , a senior primatial and metropolitan see of Ireland Diocese of Armagh Church of Ireland , one of four dioceses of the Church of Ireland disambig ... more details
Province of Armagh may refer to Province of Armagh Church of Ireland Province of Armagh Roman Catholic See also Ulster secular province whose territory corresponds roughly to that of the Roman Catholic ecclesiastical province disambig ... more details
Other uses Armagh disambiguation Armagh named after the city of Armagh is a Barony country subdivision barony in County Armagh , Northern Ireland . ref name PRONI It lies in the west of the county, bordering County Tyrone with its north western boundary, and bordering the Republic of Ireland with its southern boundary. It is bordered by five other baronies in Northern Ireland Tiranny to the west Dungannon Middle to the north west Oneilland West to the north east Fews Lower to the east and Fews Upper to the south east. ref name PRONI It also borders to the south the barony of Cremorne in the Republic of Ireland. Geographical features Some of the geographical features of Armagh barony include ref name Logainm Clay Lake and Loughnashade Kinnegoe Bog Creaghan Stream Yellow Ford, where the Battle of the Yellow Ford took place in 1598 List of settlements Below is a list of settlements in Armagh ref name Logainm Towns Armagh also part in barony of Oneilland West Villages and population centres Charlemont Derrynoose Killevy Milford, County Armagh Milford List of civil parishes Below is a list of civil parishes in Armagh ref name PRONI Parishes ref name PRONI Map Armagh split with barony of Oneilland West Clonfeacle split with baronies of Dungannon Middle and Oneilland West Derrynoose split with barony of Tiranny Eglish split with barony of Tiranny Grange split with barony of Oneilland West ... PRONI Civil Parishes of County Armagh ref ref name PRONI Map http applications.proni.gov.uk geogindx maps bararma.gif Baronies and civil parishes of County Armagh ref ref name Logainm cite web url http www.logainm.ie 290.aspx title Armagh work Placenames Database of Ireland publisher Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs accessdate 08 June 2011 ref County ArmaghArmagh geo stub coord missing County Armagh DEFAULTSORT Armagh Barony Category Baronies of County Armagh Category County Armagh ... more details
Newry and Armagh can refer to Newry and Armagh Assembly constituency Newry and Armagh UK Parliament constituency geodis Short pages monitor This long comment was added to the page to prevent it being listed on Special Shortpages. It and the accompanying monitoring template were generated via Template Longcomment. Please do not remove the monitor template without removing the comment as well. ... more details
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File Armagh Courthouse geograph.org.uk 1389687.jpg thumb Armagh Courthouse Armagh Courthouse is situated in Armagh , Northern Ireland and is home to Armagh Magistrate courts and also a County and Crown court . ref http www.courtsni.gov.uk en GB AboutUs CourtLocations p cl ct Armagh.htm ref It deals mainly with magistrates court business for the Petty Sessions District of Armagh, including adult and youth criminal and domestic proceedings business. The Courthouse is also used by county court and district judges use the Courthouse for a range of civil business. In 2005 there were 7 members of staff. ref name CM cite web title Armagh Courthouse work Charter Mark Achievers 2005 url http www.dfpni.gov.uk chartermark achievers brochure info 2005.doc accessdate 2009 11 29 ref History The courthouse was built between 1806 and 1809 and was designed by Francis Johnston architect Francis Johnston , who was also responsible for designing the General Post Office Dublin General Post Office in Dublin . ref name CM Armagh courthouse underwent complete reconstruction in the mid 1960 s and by 1971 plasterwork, staircase, balusters and most of the woodwork had been replaced. Further restorative work was carried out after 3 September 1993 when a 1000 lb bomb exploded directly outside the courthouse causing major structural damage to the roof, fa ade and walls. The main courtrooms were damaged and in the force of the blast one of the pillars was moved back a full 9 inches. Courtrooms were refurbished and a new 3 storey extension was added to the rear. An extensive programme of reconstruction and enlargement costing 8 million ensued and on 15 January 1999 the courthouse was officially opened by the Lord Chancellor . ref http www.courtsni.gov.uk en GB AboutUs Community Programmes Heritage ... 2010 Category Buildings and structures in County Armagh Category Courts in Northern Ireland Category Armagh city Category Grade A listed buildings NI stub ... more details
File Armagh.jpg thumb Armagh in Quebec Armagh Canada 2006 Census 2006 Population 1,613 is a small village in the Bellechasse Regional County Municipality, Quebec , part of the Chaudi re Appalaches administrative region. Its coordinates are coord 46 45 N 70 35 W region CA QC type city display inline,title . Demographics canada census 2006 population 1,613 2006 pop delta 0.6 2006 land area 846.79 2006 pop density 9.6 2006 pop rank 1,525th 2006 median age N A 2006 median age m N A 2006 median age f N A 2006 total pvt dwell 794 2006 total pvt dwell usual 695 2006 mean hh income N A 2006 access date 2009 02 24 N A Data not available References http www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca carto.asp?Speci 199383&Latitude 46,75&Longitude 70,58334&Zoom 1700 Commission de la toponymie du Qu bec. Armagh Municipalit Retrieved June 2, 2006. http www12.statcan.ca english census06 data popdwell Table.cfm?T 301&SR 146&S 1&O A&RPP 100&SRCH 1 Armagh, Quebec s Community Profile compare to other Canadian cities http atlas.nrcan.gc.ca site english index.html The Atlas of Canada reflist External links http www.armagh.ca Armagh Official site. Category Municipalities in Quebec Category Designated places in Quebec Category Incorporated places in Chaudi re Appalaches Chaudi reAppalaches geo stub fr Armagh Qu bec pt Armagh Quebec ... more details
Infobox cricket ground ground name The Mall nickname country Ireland image Cricket on the Mall, Armagh geograph.org.uk 589172.jpg location Armagh , Northern Ireland establishment 1966 first recorded match seating capacity end1 City End end2 Dundonald End year1 club1 date 28 August year 2011 source http cricketarchive.com Archive Grounds 60 1286.html Ground profile The Mall is a cricket ground in Armagh , Northern Ireland . The first recorded match on the ground was in 1966, when Ulster Country played Munster. ref cite web url http cricketarchive.com Archive Grounds 60 1286 misc.html title Other matches played on The Mall publisher CricketArchive accessdate 28 August 2011 ref In 2005, the ground hosted a List A cricket List A match in the 2005 ICC Trophy between Denmark national cricket team Denmark and the United States national cricket team United States , ref cite web url http cricketarchive.com Archive Grounds 60 1286 a.html title List A Matches played on The Mall publisher CricketArchive accessdate 28 August 2011 ref which Denmark won by 96 runs. ref cite web url http cricketarchive.com Archive Scorecards 82 82832.html title Denmark v United States, 2005 ICC Trophy publisher CricketArchive accessdate 28 August 2011 ref The ground is used in club matches by Armagh Cricket Club. ref cite web url http www.armaghcricketclub.com mgxroot page 10813.html title Armagh Cricket Club publisher www.armaghcricketclub.com accessdate 28 August 2011 ref References reflist External links http cricketarchive.com Archive Grounds 60 1286.html The Mall, Armagh at CricketArchive coord 54 20 53.09 N 6 39 04.04 W region GB type landmark display title Category Cricket grounds in Northern Ireland Category Buildings and structures in Armagh NorthernIreland sports venue stub ... more details
Image Book of Armagh.jpg thumb 200px A page of text from the Book of Armagh. The Book of Armagh or Codex Ardmachanus ar or 61 , also known as the Canon of Patrick and the Liber Ar d machanus , is a 9th century Ireland Irish manuscript written mainly in Latin. It is held by the Library of Trinity College, Dublin MS 52 . The document is valuable for containing early texts relating to St Patrick and some of the oldest surviving specimens of Old Irish language Old Irish , and for being one of the earliest ... was the work of a scribe named Ferdomnach of Armagh died 845 or 846 . Ferdomnach wrote the first part ... of the office for the Archbishop of Armagh Roman Catholic Archbishop of Armagh . The custodianship ..., County Armagh until the late 17th century. Its last hereditary keeper was Florence MacMoyer . By 1707 ... William Reeves . In 1853, Reeves sold the Book to John George de la Poer Beresford , Archbishop of Armagh Church of Ireland Archbishop of Armagh , who presented it to Trinity College, Dublin . ref Atkinson ... the primate religion primatial rights and prerogatives of Armagh by an angel . Some of these texts ... by Sulpicius Severus . Bibliography Editions and translations Gwynn, E.J. Book of Armagh the Patrician ..., 1937. Facsimile edition. Gwynn, J. ed. . Liber Ardmachanus the Book of Armagh . Dublin, 1913. Bieler, Ludwig ed. and tr. . The Patrician Texts in the Book of Armagh . Scriptores Latini Hiberniae ... in the Study of the Patrician Documents in the Book of Armagh. Scriptorium 36 1982 3 28. See also List ... links CathEncy wstitle The Book of Armagh http www.confessio.ie Saint Patrick s Confessio Hypertext ... in the Book of Armagh. DEFAULTSORT Book of Armagh Category 800s books Category Armagh city ... Category 9th century in Ireland da Armagh bog de Buch von Armagh es Libro de Armagh fr Livre d Armagh fy Boek fan Armagh it Libro di Armagh la Codex Ardmachanus nl Boek van Armagh no Armagh boken pl Ksi ga z Armagh pt Livro de Armagh ru sh Knjiga Armagha ... more details
Infobox saint name Saint Cornelius birth date death date 1176 feast day 4 June venerated in Roman Catholic Church image imagesize 250px caption birth place Ireland death place Chamb ry , Savoy , France titles Archbishop of Armagh beatified date beatified place beatified by canonized date canonized place canonized by attributes patronage major shrine suppressed date issues Cornelius also known as Conchobar mac Meic Con Caille English language spelling Conor Connor Irish language Modern Irish Cornelius McConchailleach was Archbishop of Armagh . An Irishman by birth, he entered the Augustinians at Armagh in 1140, before being made abbot in 1151. Later in 1174, Cornelius was consecrated bishop . Cornelius died on his return from a pilgrimage from Rome in Chamb ry , Savoy , France , in 1176. ref http www.catholic.org saints saint.php?saint id 2746 St. Cornelius Catholic Online ref References Reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Cornelius Of Armagh ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH Ireland DATE OF DEATH 1176 PLACE OF DEATH Chamb ry , Savoy , France DEFAULTSORT Cornelius Of Armagh Category Roman Catholic saints Category 12th century Christian saints Category 1176 deaths Category 12th century bishops Category Augustinians Category Medieval Gaels Category Irish bishops Category 12th century Irish people Category People from County Armagh Category Irish expatriates in France ... more details
dablink For more details of Armagh GAA see Armagh Senior Football Championship or Armagh Senior Hurling ... Armagh GAA crest Image Armaghcrest.png 150px irish Ard Mhacha province Ulster nickname The Orchard County county colours Orange and White grounds Athletic Grounds , Armagh dominant sport Gaelic football ... pattern ra leftarm ff4500 body ff4500 rightarm ff4500 shorts FFFFFF socks ff4500 The Armagh County ... or Armagh GAA is one of the 32 GAA county county boards of the GAA in Ireland , and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Armagh . The county board is also responsible for the Armagh inter county teams Gaelic football Image Liam Bradley & Peter McDonnell.jpg left thumb 300px Previous Armagh ... Dr. McKenna Cup History Armagh has a long tradition of football stretching back to the 19th ... to Meath.It took until 2002 for Armagh to win their first and only All Ireland Senior Football Championship . After a disappointing 2009 campaign which resulted in Armagh being defeated by Tyrone and Monaghan Peter McDonnell stepped down as Armagh manager. Armagh s current manager is Paddy O Rouke who is from Armagh s rivals, County Down. In his first year as Armagh manager, Paddy O Rourke won ..., T McEntee for McKeever. Armagh 1 12 Kerry 0 14 Runners Up 1953, 1977, 2003 All Ireland Under ... P Duffy, B Toner, J Murtagh, M Moore, S O Neill. Armagh 2 08 Mayo 1 09 All Ireland Minor Football ... M McKnight for S Collins. Armagh 1 07 Kerry 1 05 class wikitable style background silver Year style ..., T McAlinden 0 1 for E McVerry 54. Armagh 0 10 Mayo 0 07 All Ireland Junior Football Championship s 1 ... for F McAvinchey. Armagh 4 11 Dublin 0 04 National Football League Ireland National Football Leagues ... Loughran, A O Rourke. Armagh 1 21 Wexford 1 14 Ulster Senior Football Championship s 14 1890, 1902 ... Dr Lagan Cup s 1954, 1955, 1956 All Stars Armagh have a total of 23 All Stars 1972 P Moriarty 1977 ... , Stephen McDonnell S.McDonnell 2006 Ronan Clarke R.Clarke 2008 Ronan Clarke R.Clarke Armagh Gaelic ... more details
The Troubles in Armagh recounts incidents during, and the effects of, The Troubles in Armagh , County Armagh , Northern Ireland . Incidents in Armagh during the Troubles 1975 22 August 1975 The Ulster Volunteer Force 1966 Ulster Volunteer Force UVF launched a gun and bomb attack on McGleenan s Bar on Upper English Street, Armagh. One gunman opened fire while another planted the bomb. It exploded as they ran to a getaway car, causing the building to collapse. John McGleenan 45 , Patrick Hughes 30 and Thomas Morris 22 , all Irish Catholic Catholic civilian s, were killed. Morris died on 28 August ... Irish Republican Army IRA gun and grenade attack outside Armagh HM Prison Armagh women ... while standing outside Dunne s home, Ballinahone Crescent, Armagh. ref name SI 2 August 1979 ... Irish Republican Army land mine attack on their mobile patrol, Cathedral Road, Armagh. ref name ... members at a vehicle checkpoint at Mullacreevie Park, Armagh. ref cite web title Sutton Index of Deaths ... bin and detonated when their foot patrol passed at Thomas Street, Armagh. ref cite web title ... duty member of the RUC, was shot and killed by IRA gunmen at his home in Kilburn Park, Armagh. ref ... Irish Republican Army land mine attack on an RUC armoured patrol car, Killylea Road, Armagh ... , both unemployed and from Armagh, were later charged with the murders. ref cite web title Two Charged ... attack on their mobile patrol, Killylea Road, Armagh. Love died on 4 March 1991. ref cite web title ... Crescent, off Killylea Road, Armagh. ref cite web title Sutton Index of Deaths, 1992 work Conflict ... Road, Armagh, when a remote controlled bomb hidden by the IRA in a wall exploded as an army ..., Armagh. ref name cain cite web title Sutton Index of Deaths, 1994 work Conflict Archive on the Internet ... at a field near Mullaghcreevie housing estate, Armagh. ref name cain He had been on a stag ... 4 December 2011 ref References reflist Category The Troubles in County ArmaghArmagh Category Armagh ... more details
Infobox settlement official name Armagh, Pennsylvania other name native name nickname settlement type Borough motto image skyline imagesize image caption image flag flag size image seal seal size image shield shield size image blank emblem blank emblem size pushpin map Pennsylvania pushpin label position right the position of the pushpin label left, right, top, bottom, none pushpin map caption pushpin mapsize Location coordinates region US PA subdivision type List of countries Country subdivision name United States subdivision type1 Political divisions of the United States State subdivision name1 Pennsylvania subdivision type2 List of counties in Pennsylvania County subdivision name2 Indiana County, Pennsylvania Indiana government footnotes government type Borough Council leader title Mayor leader name leader title1 leader name1 leader title2 leader name2 leader title3 leader name3 leader title4 leader name4 established title Settled established date 1792 established title1 Incorporated established date1 1824 area magnitude unit pref unit pref Imperial area footnotes area total km2 area land km2 area water km2 area total sq mi 0.1 area land sq mi area water sq mi area water percent population as of 2000 population footnotes population note population total 131 population density km2 population density sq mi 2301.9 timezone North American Eastern Time Zone Eastern EST utc offset ... m elevation ft postal code type Zip code postal code 15920 area code website footnotes Armagh is a Borough ... . The population was 131 at the 2000 census. History Armagh is the oldest non Indian community ... and county of Armagh , which was the hometown of some of the settlers. Its first school began in 1799 ... Press, 1984 pg. 541. ref Geography Armagh is located at 40 27 13 Latitude North , 79 1 50 Longitude ... States es Armagh Pensilvania ht Armagh, Pennsilvani nl Armagh Pennsylvania pt Armagh Pensilv nia vo Armagh ... more details
The Bard of Armagh is an Ireland Irish ballad. It is often attributed to Patrick Donnelly bishop Patrick Donnelly . He was made Bishop of Dromore in 1697, the same year as the enactment of the Bishops Banishment Act . Donnelly is believed to have taken the name of the travelling harper Phelim Brady. ref http www.newryjournal.co.uk content view 919 31 Patrick Donnelly ref The song itself, like many heroic, rebel outlaw ballads, dates from the mid 19th century, when it was printed as a broadside ballad in Dublin. ref Bodleian Ballads ref The same melody is used in the songs The Sailor Cut Down in his Prime and The Streets of Laredo . Lyrics blockquote poem Oh list to the lay of a poor Irish harper, And scorn not the strings in his old withered hands, But remember those fingers, they once could move sharper, To raise up the strains of his dear native land. It was long before the shamrock, dear Isle s lovely emblem, Was crushed in its beauty by the Saxon s lion paw, And all the pretty colleens around me would gather, Called me their bold Phelim Brady, the Bard of Armagh. How I love to muse on the days of my boyhood, Though four score and three years have fled by since then. Still it gives sweet reflection, as every young joys should, For the merry hearted boys make the best of old men. At a fair or a wake I would twist my shillelagh, And trip through a dance with my brogues tied with straw. There all the pretty maidens around me would gather, Called me their bold Phelim Brady, the Bard of Armagh. In truth I have wandered this wide world over, Yet Ireland s my home and a dwelling for me. And, oh, let the turf that my old bones shall cover Be cut from the land that is trod by the free. And when Sergeant Death in his cold arms doth embrace me, And lulls me to sleep with old Erin ... of Armagh. poem blockquote References http www.jonathanramsey.com songs BardOfArmagh.shtml Jonathon ... Northern Ireland Notes reflist DEFAULTSORT Bard of Armagh folk song stub Category Irish songs ... more details
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