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Armagh
Armagh
( ; ) is the
county town
of
County Armagh
in Northern Ireland, as well as a
civil parish
. It is the
ecclesiastical capital
of Ireland – the seat of the
Archbishops of Armagh
, the
Primates of All Ireland
for both the
Roman Catholic Church
and the
Church of Ireland
. In ancient times, it and nearby
Navan Fort
(
Eamhain Mhacha
) was one of the great
royal capitals
of
pagan
Gaelic Ireland
. Today it is home to two cathedrals and the
Armagh Observatory
.
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