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In ancient times, nearby Navan Fort (Eamhain Mhacha) was a pagan ceremonial site and one of the great royal capitals of Gaelic Ireland. Today, Armagh is home to two cathedrals (both named after Saint Patrick) and the Armagh Observatory, and is known for its Georgian architecture.
Welcome to Armagh’s Anglican Cathedral. Saint Patrick’s Church of Ireland Cathedral stands on the hill from which the City of Armagh derives its name – Ard Mhacha, the Height of Macha. Less than half a mile away, on the neighbouring hill, is Saint Patrick’s Roman Catholic Cathedral.
Armagh is the oldest and most venerated of Irish cities and has a long Christian heritage due to its strong links with Saint Patrick. It is the seat of the Catholic archbishop and the twin-spired Cathedral is flanked by two large marble archbishops who gaze across the city from the elevated site.
Contemporary Armagh is the seat of both Church of Ireland (Anglican) and Roman Catholic archbishoprics, and the city is the market centre for the surrounding region.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
St. Patrick's Cathedral in Armagh, Northern Ireland is the seat of the Catholic Archbishop of Armagh, Primate of All Ireland.It was built in various phases between 1840 and 1904 to serve as the Roman Catholic cathedral of the Archdiocese of Armagh, the original medieval Cathedral of St. Patrick having been appropriated by the state church called the Church of Ireland at the time of the Irish ...
With the 16th-century Protestant Reformation, the cathedral was retained by the Protestant Church of Ireland. Following Catholic emancipation in the 19th century, a new Catholic cathedral was built in Armagh, also called St Patrick's Cathedral.
The Cathedral is in the centre of Armagh, in the heart of Northern Ireland, a small historic city in beautiful countryside famed for its apple orchards. Armagh City is 1 hour’s drive from Belfast or Belfast International Airport via the M1 motorway, and less than 2 hours from Dublin.
