Editing Armagh (section)

==Notable buildings==
[[File:ArmaghCICathedral.jpg|right|thumb|250px|[[St. Patrick's Cathedral, Armagh (Church of Ireland)]]]]
[[File:Armagh, St Patricks RC cathedral.jpg|right|thumb|250px|[[St. Patrick's Cathedral, Armagh (Roman Catholic)]]]]
Armagh is the site of two cathedrals, both on hills and both named after [[Saint Patrick]]. The [[St. Patrick's Cathedral, Armagh (Church of Ireland)|Church of Ireland cathedral]] dates back to around 445. The present-day, post-Reformation, [[St. Patrick's Cathedral, Armagh (Roman Catholic)|Roman Catholic cathedral]] was constructed during the latter half of the 19th century and features twin {{cvt|64|m}} [[spire]]s, making it the tallest such structure in the county. Armagh is one of the few cities in the world that is home to two cathedrals of the same name.

Armagh has a [[Georgian architecture|Georgian]] area of heritage importance. Perhaps one of the more well known of the buildings is the former women's prison.<ref name="ThreeGoals">Kerr, Robert: ''Three Gaols: Images of Crumlin Road, Long Kesh and Armagh Prisons'', MSF Press, 2011, {{ISBN|978-0-9568069-0-1}}</ref> The construction of [[Armagh (HM Prison)|Armagh Gaol]] began in 1780 and was extended in the 1840s and 1850s. The front façade of the prison was built in the Georgian style, while the later development, based on the design of [[Pentonville prison|Pentonville (HM Prison)]], is Victorian.<ref name="ThreeGoals"/> For most of its working life it was a women's prison although not exclusively so.  Armagh Gaol was the primary women's prison in Northern Ireland.  In 1986 the prison closed and its prisoners were transferred to the new prison at [[Maghaberry (HM Prison)|Maghaberry]].<ref name="ThreeGoals"/>

The city is home to the [[Armagh Observatory]], founded in 1790, and to the [[Armagh Planetarium]], established in 1968 to complement the research work of the Observatory. The palace of the Archbishop of Armagh is now the local council offices and, along with the archbishop's private chapel, is open to the public. The Palace Stables heritage centre is a reconstructed [[stable]] block dating from the 18th century, which was once part of the Archbishop's estate.

Among the city's chief glories is Armagh Public Library on Abbey Street. It was founded in 1771 by [[Richard Robinson, 1st Baron Rokeby|Archbishop Richard Robinson]] (later created the first [[Baron Rokeby]] in 1777), using his own library as its nucleus.<ref name="Rascal">{{cite web | url=http://www.rascal.ac.uk/collection/76?list=3 | title=Armagh Public Library Collection | publisher=RASCAL | access-date=20 February 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160302003034/http://www.rascal.ac.uk/collection/76?list=3 | archive-date=2 March 2016 | url-status=dead }}</ref> It is especially rich in 17th- and 18th-century books in English, including Dean [[Jonathan Swift]]'s own copy of the first edition of his ''[[Gulliver's Travels]]'' with his manuscript corrections.

Armagh Market House was built in 1815 as a two-storey five-bay building, and is currently used as a library.

[[Armagh County Museum]] is the oldest county museum in Ireland.<ref name="Art Fund">{{cite web | url=http://www.artfund.org/what-to-see/museums-and-galleries/armagh-county-museum | title=Armagh County Museum | publisher=[[The Art Fund]] | work=Museums and galleries | access-date=20 February 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151202032453/http://www.artfund.org/what-to-see/museums-and-galleries/armagh-county-museum | archive-date=2 December 2015 | url-status=live }}</ref> The building dates from 1833 and was originally a school house. It was opened as the [https://web.archive.org/web/20130502092124/http://www.nmni.com/acm County Museum] in 1937.

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|File:ArmaghPrison.jpg|[[Armagh (HM Prison)|Armagh Prison]]
|File:Market House, Armagh (03), November 2009.JPG|Market House
|File:Armagh Public Library (01), November 2009.JPG|Armagh Public Library
|File:Courthouse, Armagh - geograph.org.uk - 494998.jpg|Courthouse
|File:Armagh County Museum.jpg|[[Armagh County Museum]]
|File:Armagh Planetarium - geograph.org.uk - 535048.jpg|[[Armagh Planetarium]]
|File:Looking across The Mall, Armagh - geograph.org.uk - 623780.jpg|[[The Mall, Armagh|The Mall]], looking toward the First Presbyterian Church and Gospel Hall
|File:The Bishops Palace, Armagh (geograph 4989821).jpg|[[Archbishop's Palace, Armagh|Archbishop's Palace]]
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