Restored several times in the 18 and 19C centuries, the present cathedral is a sober building in Perpendicular Gothic style. The outside is decorated with a series of stone medieval grotesques and has a sundial dating from 1706. Inside, there are a n..

A flight of 44 steps lead up to the high, twin-spired cathedral. Building started in Duff's Perpendicular Gothic style but the Great Famine brought the work to a halt until 1854. It was completed in 1873 by McCarthy in Decorated Gothic style. The s..

The Mall is the most attractive urban feature of Armagh with a long stretch of lawn, a cricket pitch and pavilion, lined with elegant terraced houses. In the 8C, as its old name, the Commons, indicates, it was used for grazing. The Mall was used for ..

The region's political and social history illustrated by a series of exhibits: prehistoric tools and weapons, paleochristian relics, photographs of monuments, some still in existence, 18 and 19C costumes and military uniforms and examples of local cr..

Navan Fort is an impressive earthwork dating from the late Bronze Age. Surrounded by sacred sites and settlements, it was the most important place in Ulster at the time and believed by many to be Emain Macha, the legendary capital referred to in the ..

The house is supposedly built on the site of St Patrick's first church in Armagh. It was designed in 1812 by Francis Johnston for Leonard Dobbin, Member of Parliament for Armagh from 1833 to 1838. The houses in nearby Dobbin Street (1811) are also ..

The library, founded by Archbishop Robinson in 1771, is situated in a building designed by Thomas Cooley ; the Greek inscription on the front means "soothing of the mind". The library possesses a copy of Gulliver's Travels , annotated by ..

The Trian was one of the city's administrative divisions. The exhibition links the history of Armagh with religious beliefs, by means of paintings and an audiovisual presentation. The Trian also has a genealogical research centre, holds art exhibit..

The history of the five Irish Fusilier regiments, formed in 1793 to fight against the French and which became a single regiment with five battalions in 1881, is illustrated by a magnification exhibition of flags and standards, uniforms, medals, weapo..

The planetarium , with its 15 m diameter dome, was set up in 1968 by Dr Lindsay, the Observatory Director (1937-1974), who invited the English astronomer, Patrick Moore, to be the first director of the new establishment. The actual Observatory was..

The residence of the Anglican Archbishops of Armagh from the 17C to the 20C; the courtyard buildings are home to the Palace Stables Heritage Centre . The exhibition is based on a specific theme; the life of the palace on a particular day (23 July 17..