Armagh Tourist Attractions: 10 Top Places to Visit
Planning to visit Armagh? Check out our Armagh Travel Guide video and see top most Tourist Attractions in Armagh.
Top Places to visit in Armagh:
St. Patrick's Cathedral, Navan Centre & Fort, Armagh Planetarium, Gosford Forest Park, Armagh Robinson Library, The Mall, Royal Irish Fusiliers Museum, Armagh County Museum, The Market Place Theatre & Arts Centre, No 5 Vicars’ Hill
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Ireland Tour - Thin Places in Northern Ireland 2013
Tour Ireland with Mindie Burgoyne. The 2013 Thin Places tour will travel to the northern region covering 25 mystical sites over a 10 day period. Sites include the Giant's Causeway, Dunluce Castle, Inishmurray, Boa Island, Beltany Stone Circle, Beaghmore Stone Circle, Ardboe and Navan Fort. Overnights are in Donegal, Derry, Iniskillen and Belfast. Sept 5-15, 2013
Navan Fort County Armagh Northern Ireland 2018 (Navan Centre And Fort)
Navan Centre & Fort is a place where myth and reality meet. It is one of Ireland’s most famous and important archaeological sites, the legendary Emain Macha. Legends say that Macha, the ancient goddess of war and fertility, scored the earth with her brooch pin and traced the famous outline of this sacred stronghold of the hero Cu Chulainn, home of the famous Red Branch Knights and Ulster Cycle of tales.
Living History At Navan – Have you ever wondered about the past? How did people live their lives 2,000 years ago? What were their homes like? How did they survive? What were their daily tasks? Allow our Living History characters to bring these questions to life before your eyes! This memorable and interactive experience takes place in our replica Iron Age dwelling. Sit down by the fire and witness Iron Age life come alive! Enjoy helping the Celts prepare and cook their meals and get your hands dirty in the garden and herb beds.
Prepare yourself for battle and learn the skills to survive as an ancient warrior, or sit and relax and allow your imagination to wander as the great tradition of storytelling is used to pass on some of the history of the area and the great warriors who once lived here!
The Navan Centre & Fort, located just two miles from Armagh City, is a place where myth and reality meet. As the ancient seat of Kings and the earliest capital of Ulster, there is plenty to explore.
Step back in time by 2000 years with a visit to our Iron Age dwelling (dwelling open April-September), where you will meet the Celts going about their daily lives and bringing history to life. Discover how they survived and thrived as they engage you in this highly interactive and unique experience.
After meeting real life warriors, learn more about the stories of the bravest of them all – Cú Chulainn and the Red Branch Knights. Our multilingual AV show incorporates many of the tales of the Ulster Cycle associated with the great site of Navan Fort. With archaeological evidence of the site dating back to 95BC, our experienced tour guides will accompany you to what is undoubtedly one of Ireland’s most famous sites, Emain Macha (Navan Fort). Indeed, this site is considered to be what brought St. Patrick to Armagh, the Ecclesiastical Capital of Ireland.
For younger visitors, our indoor and outdoor Archaeology Discovery space is a must-see, along with an Ecology trail to truly appreciate the diversity of wildlife the grounds have to offer.
This is a real gem of the Orchard County and offers a unique experience and insight into life long ago.
Opening times
Summer Opening: 1st April - 30th September, Monday - Sunday 10:00 - 17:30. Last admission 16:00.
Winter Opening: 1st October - 31st March, Monday - Sunday 10:00 - 16:00. Last admission 15.00.
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Navan Fort Armagh - Navan Fort Archaeology to Celtic Myths
Visit Navan Fort and Centre in Armagh - the famous home of the Red Branch Knights and listen to the stories from the Ulster Cycle of tales (
Considering the different places which one could visit in Armagh city in Northern ireland, Navan Fort is usually placed among the list for the history that it carries behind. Navan Fort is an ancient ceremonial monument near Armagh city in Northern Ireland, which according to history is one of the great royal sites of pre-Christian Gaelic Ireland and the capital of the Ulaidh.
Navan Fort is a large circular hilltop enclosure, that is marked by a bank and a ditch, where a circular mound and the remains of a ring barrow are found inside. There are some investigations that say something other than what we tend to see today, it says that there were once some buildings on the site that include a huge round-like structure that has been always seen and regarded as a temple.
It was believed that Navan was a pagan ceremonial site and was regarded as a sacred space, and it was featured prominently in the Irish mythology, especially in the tales of the Ulster Cycle.
Navan Fort is not a trip that you will be making to this destination only, but it is actually the heart of the larger Navan Complex which includes the ancient sites of Haughey's Fort (an earlier hilltop enclosure), the King's Stables (a manmade ritual pool), and Loughnashade (a lake which has yielded votive offerings).
Navan comes from the Irish name Eamhain Mhacha which is known to be an anglicisation of the Irish An Eamhain which has been interpreted as Macha's Twins or Macha's brooch.
According to how people describe this place, it is where myth and reality meet. Navan Centre and Fort is actually one of the most important archaeological sites to visit in Northern Ireland and this goes back to the story about the place and about the legendary Emain Macha, the ancient goddess of war and fertility, who scored the earth with her brooch pin and traced the famous outline of this sacred stronghold of the hero Cu Chulainn, home of the famous Red Branch Knights and Ulster Cycle of tales.
In this place, you will be taken back in time to 2,000 years and experience how people used to live their lives, how they did manage to survive, and what their homes even looked like; this place will let you wander with your mind through the stories which will be unfolded in front of your own eyes.
In addition to the things which one will get to experience in Navan Fort in order to know more about the history of the place, this is also considered a good chosen place for kids for the amount of fun they will have since they could get the chance to get dressed in costumes to experience the life as a Celt, completing trails to get prizes at the end, digg in the archeo-pit to uncover bones, coins and sometimes even teeth, and that of course comes in addition to exploring the discovery room and playing in the outdoor activity - it is a place that would excite both adults with the information they will receive, and kids with those different opportunities they will get.
This was one of the exciting trips we ever had in Northern Ireland, not just for travelling back in time, but also for receiving this information in that manner and through these ways - it made the whole thing appear to be more interesting and got us even more excited about the idea of wandering the whole place and recommending it for other people who will be visiting Armagh city.
If you are going to be in Armagh city in Northern Ireland ( and you are wondering about those touristic places which you should pass by and visit then there are a couple of ones to keep in your mind and this will include: Armagh Planetarium and Observatory ( Armagh County Museum ( St. Patrick's Catholic Cathedral (Armagh Cathedral) (
When you come to visit Navan Fort in Armagh, you should come prepared to learn the skills of those old people during their old times that let them survive as ancient warriors, or else sit and relax and give your imagination the chance to wander back in time through the stories which will be told about the old people who used to live there.
This is definitely an interesting place to visit and know more about the history of the Celts and how they used to live, and not just that, but also get the chance to be involved with the different ways and techniques they used to follow in cooking and in other things related to their life styles.
It is a place that you should definitely visit and get to know more about the history of the Celts - never miss such a chance!
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Navan Fort, County Armagh
Navan Fort near Armagh City
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Armagh City; A Glimpse of the City in Northern Ireland / County Armagh - Cities of Ireland
Armagh City is a new city in Northern Ireland - but a historic capital of Ireland. Spend a few minutes as we take you through Armagh - one of our favourite cities in Northern Ireland - not far from the border with the South of Ireland and around one hour drive from Belfast - it offers great places to visit, lovely restaurants and bars and shopping. It has amazing walks around the streets and through historical roads that are clearly marked - each with its own story. The city is very closely linked to Saint Patrick.
Armagh city is the county town of county Armagh and it is also one famous city in Northern Ireland as well as a civil parish. Armagh is not much of a small town, it is actually a medium-sized one, but it only gained the city status in 1994 and was given the Lord Mayoralty status in 2012.
Since Armagh city is home of two churches, it is referred to as the religious capital of Ireland (the city of saints and scholars) and thus manage to attract different tourists to it every now and then. There are actually different reasons (different touristic locations) which made this city a historical capital of Ireland and one of them was Navan Fort which is located just outside the city (
There are always good stories behind those old cities which are found out there and since we are talking about Armagh city, we should mention that this was not the first name given to the city but it was originally called Ard Mhacha which was after the ancient Irish God Macha (war horses and sovereignty). Later on, it was called Ardmagh before it finally came to the last stop which is being referred to as Armagh.
There are different places for one to visit when it comes to Armagh and one of them is St. Patrick Church which was founded by Saint Patrick in the year 457 and which eventually became the ecclesiastical capital of Ireland ( In addition to St. Patrick Church which is considered the most important thing to be visited in this city, there is also Armagh County Museum which is considered one of the important touristic attractions that people tend to visit when it comes to this city (
As much as Saint Patrick took care of this city back in time, it is now considered an educational center back from that time and that is also the reason why it is referred to as the city of saints and scholars. After that time, there were other educational related projects which took their place in the city and which started with the opening of the Royal School in 1608, St. Patrick's College in 1834, and the Armagh Observatory in 1790 ( this observatory was part of a Archibishop Robinson's plan and dream to open a university in the city, which was fulfilled later on in the 1990's when Queen's University of Belfast opened an outreach centre in the former hospital building.
In addition to being an educational place as well as a religious spot, there are beautiful scenes which one could come across in this city especially when it comes to comparing the old with the new; looking at the old pictures of the city and then spotting out the differences or the changes that has been installed since then.
There are a couple of important notable buildings in Armagh city which you will definitely come across and might even find yourself staring right at them trying to know what they are. Armagh Prison is one of those old buildings which comes along with the Market House, the Public Library, the Courthouse, the Mall which is looking toward the First Presbyterian Church and Gospel Hall, and all these come of course in addition to those important places which we have mentioned above.
There are always beautiful things that would differentiate one place from the other and even if St. Patrick Church is considered the most important thing to be mentioned when it comes to Armagh City, you will still find lots of other places which you will find interest in and which might not just be related to those historical places and buildings, but it might also be related to restaurants, street walks, cafes or even bars, it will always depend on the interests of every single person visiting the city.
Armagh city in Northern Ireland is not just a touristic place but it has always been known as a religious centre since the 5th century, and remains the ecclesiastical capital of Ireland, the seat of both the Anglican and Roman Catholic archibishops of Armagh, and Primates of all Ireland.
If you are looking forward to plan a trip to a place that could combine religion with history and education then you should definitely consider visiting Armagh city and visit all those gems found in it.Have a nice trip to Armagh!
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Rathgillan House is a beautiful restored stone barn dating from 1850. It has 4 large bedrooms wood burning stove and large living area with double doors opening out onto the courtyard. Enjoy the smaller Rathgillan stone cottage with all its rustic old charm and modern conveniences. Rathgillan Cottage has 3 bedrooms and beautiful views from the double doors of the surrounding countryside. Rathgillan Farm's three self catering holiday cottages are situated on a 125-acre working farm and enjoy beautiful views of the countryside. The location is quiet and peaceful and yet is only 1 km from the pretty village of Nobber and is less than a 1-hour drive from Dublin, 1 hour from Belfast. Meath is an area of legend of folklore, Vikings & Normans, castles and crosses and lots of monastic ruins to visit. It is also an area for great fishing, beautiful sandy beaches, horse riding and golf. Shops, pubs and restaurants 1 km. We are situated 10 km from Cabra Castle Hotel and 16 km from Navan Town. All 3 houses are Fáilte Ireland approved. Rathgillan Farm holidays is also a member of the Irish Self Catering Federation
Places to see in ( Rostrevor - UK )
Places to see in ( Rostrevor - UK )
Rostrevor is a village and townland in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is within Newry, Mourne and Down District. It lies at the foot of Slieve Martin on the coast of Carlingford Lough. The Kilbroney River flows through the village. Rostrevor had a population of 2,433 in the 2001 Census. The village is known for its folk music festival, Fiddler's Green Festival
Rostrevor was named by Sir Edward Trevor from Denbighshire, who settled in the area in the early 17th century and was succeeded by his son Marcus Trevor, who became Viscount Dungannon. While it is accepted that the trevor part of the name derives from Edward's surname, there is confusion over the first element ros. Walter Harris writing in 1744 and Samuel Lewis writing in 1838 both attest the ros element as deriving from the name of Edward Trevor's wife Rose, a daughter of Henry Ussher, Archbishop of Armagh, whom he married in 1612.
Hamilton, writing in 1915, discounts both and claims that Edward Trevor adopted the word ros (from Irish: rois) meaning wood, as it was very suitable for the area. Harold O'Sullivan states that Trevor named the area after he got married to his second wife Rose Trevor, and that the name was corrupted over time into Rostrevor. Adding to the confusion is the usage in the past of Rostrevor, Rosstrevor, and Rosetrevor to refer to the area. Today the spelling Rostrevor is used for the village, while the spelling Rosstrevor is used for the townland the village resides in. Before Edward Trevor's renaming of the area it was formerly known as Caisleán Ruairí (English: Rory's castle).
Nearby Cloughmore is a 50-ton granite boulder perched on the slopes of Slieve Meen, 1,000 ft above the village of Rostrevor, and known locally as 'the big stone'. It was deposited there by retreating glaciers during the Last Glacial Maximum. However, local legend says that the stone was thrown by a giant from the Cooley Mountains, on the other side of Carlingford Lough. Walking around the stone seven times will allegedly bring good luck. On top of this the views from the stone are stunning looking out over County Louth and Armagh and, of course, Carlingford Lough.
Kilfeaghan Dolmen is situated on the main Kilkeel to Newry road about three and three-quarter miles from Rostrevor. It is a prehistoric dolmen and the site is dated between 2000 and 1000 BC. The capstone is said to be one of the biggest in Ireland and is estimated to weigh between 35 and 40 tons. Excavations at the site earlier this century unearthed various bones and pottery. The old church, supposedly built on an original site established by St Brónach, stands in the graveyard on the Kilbroney road. It became a listed building in 1983.
In the village's Catholic church is the bell of Bronach, dating from around 900 A.D. There are many stories of how the bell used to scare locals walking past St Bronach's church on stormy nights. All they could hear was a mighty sound and did not know the source; many believed it to be a calling from God. The village has two rivers, the Ghan and the fairy Glen so named because many fairies are suspected of living along the banks of the river.
( Rostrevor - UK ) is well know as a tourist destination because of the variety of places you can enjoy while you are visiting Rostrevor . Through a series of videos we will try to show you recommended places to visit in Rostrevor - UK
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Woodvale Park, Belfast - Places To Visit In Northern Ireland
From the beautiful gardens and parks that are located in Belfast, Northern Ireland, there is Woodvale Park with the different greenery scenes that are found inside and always succeed at attracting people to them.
Woodvale Park in Belfast is the home to Woodvale Park Playing Fields. Belfast City Council is the one taking care of the park and it is a Victorian Park with landscape flowerbeds and a bandstand. The park is one of the interesting parks for tourists to visit in the city, but there are also two football pitches, a 7-a-side soccer area, two bowling greens and a pavilion, a children's playground with toddlers play area, an outdoor exercise area, a community garden and a number of allotment plots, which means that it is not just a top attraction park for tourists, but it is also a top attraction place for the local people.
Part of this park was also sold to Belfast Corporation by Reverend Glover in 1888, who lived in Woodvale House, towards the south of the park, near Woodvale Avenue. One of the interesting things to be spotted there is the Peace Tree which won Northern Ireland Tree of the year in 2015 and which is one that people love to check especially after winning this award.
Recently, there was one interesting addition to the place which is a new kids' trail in the park, known as The Elf and Fairy Trail, this trail is set to change the theme over the year, such as a bunny trail for Easter for example. There are lots of interesting things to attract the kids in such trails, such as the activity book which they will fill in. From the core parts of this trail, there is the fairy tree, the dummy tree and the wishing tree. This is now one of the famous attractions in the city that is believed to bring lots of tourists to it, adding just one park to the list of parks to be visited and checked in Belfast city.
We have visited some other parks in Belfast city before and these include Sir Thomas and Lady Dixon Park which is believed to be one of the most famous in the city ( Colin Glen Forest Park with its famous trail Gruffalo Trail that attracts lots of people and kids to it ( Lagan Valley Park that is also located in Belfast city ( Ormeau Park ( Belvoir Park ( Victoria Park ( Clement Wilson Park ( and lots of other parks scattered all around the city that visitors could go to and check. Northern Ireland is actually believed to be one of the cities with the biggest number of parks and gardens (green areas in general) that people could choose one from to go to, enjoy the green areas and let the kids enjoy their time while playing there.
Belfast, Northern Ireland has almost more than 40 public parks and every single one of them is more beautiful than the other. These different parks and other open spaces are conserved and managed by the Forest of Belfast which is a partnership between the government and some local groups.
One of the most popular parks found in Belfast is the Botanic Gardens in the Queen's Quarter, and then come the other different parks and gardens which we have already stated some of them above. The park coming right after the Botanic Gardens in popularity is Sir Thomas and Lady Dixon Park which is also visited by lots of tourists and even local people.
Woodvale Park is a traditional City Park which provides a range of passive and active recreation. This park was the fourth public park when it opened back in 1888, and it has been one of the main parks for the people of Greater Shankill Area that it was even due to be called Shankill Park but the name was changed to Woodvale Park in the last minute.
Back when the park was first opened, there was a large pond inside which was used back then by the local people in winter for skating, but it was then changed to a children's play area after the Second World War. This is just a prove for the importance of this park located in Belfast city in Northern Ireland and one reason it stands as one of the top parks that are visited there.
Have you ever been to any of these different parks or gardens that are forming the city of Belfast and transforming it into a vast green area? Which one of them did you enjoy the most and which one was the perfect location for your kids as well to find places where they could play?
Enjoy watching this video about Woodvale Park in Belfast, Northern Ireland, and know more about the things found inside, the new kids' trail and the history of the whole place since it first opened back in 1888.
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