Armagh

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Armagh is a historic city in Northern Ireland renowned as the ecclesiastical capital of Ireland and a major center of Christian heritage linked to Saint Patrick.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative centre
city
settlement
country United Kingdom
foundedBy Saint Patrick
hasCategory Christian pilgrimage sites in Ireland
Cities in Northern Ireland
County towns in Northern Ireland
Ecclesiastical capitals
hasCathedral St Patrick’s Cathedral (Church of Ireland) Armagh
St Patrick’s Cathedral (Roman Catholic) Armagh
hasDialCode +44 28
hasFunction administrative centre of County Armagh
religious centre
hasHeritage early Christian monastic site
hasInstitution Armagh Observatory
Armagh Planetarium
Armagh Robinson Library
hasIrishName Ard Mhacha
hasLandmark Navan Fort
hasPatron Saint Patrick
hasPostalArea BT60
BT61
hasReligiousTradition Christianity
hasStatus city
hasUlsterScotsName Airmagh
isKnownAs ecclesiastical capital of Ireland
isKnownFor Christian heritage
association with Saint Patrick
two cathedrals named after Saint Patrick
isPrimatialSeeOf Church of Ireland
Roman Catholic Church in Ireland
isSeatOf Archbishop of Armagh (Church of Ireland)
Archbishop of Armagh (Roman Catholic)
languageUsed English
Irish
Ulster Scots
locatedIn County Armagh
Northern Ireland
province of Ulster
near Navan Fort
partOf Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council
religiousSignificance primatial see of all Ireland for Anglican and Roman Catholic churches
timeZone GMT
timeZoneInSummer BST


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