Famous QUOTES from Ireland’s county ARMAGH

“Armagh’s orchards, heavy with fruit, are a kind of Eden, a place where the earth seems to offer itself up in quiet abundance.” – Seamus Heaney (1939-2013)
Armagh: where two cathedrals sit upon opposing hills like the horns of a dilemma. – Sam Hanna Bell (1909-1990)
“Armagh’s cathedral, perched upon its hill, commands the soul as much as the eye.” – Jonathan Swift (1667-1745):
Crossing the border into South Armagh is not at all like crossing into County Fermanagh, or even Derry. – Dervla Murphy (1931-2022).
Few of the Irish counties fill so prominent a page in ancient Irish history as the county of Armagh. It is surpassed by many in picturesque beauty, but by none in the sturdy, independent character of its peasantry. Along the high roads, and also among the bye-ways, very little of poverty is encountered: the cottages are, for the most part, neat, cleanly, and comfortable; few of them are without orchards added to the ordinary” garden,” and the continual click-cluck of the shuttle betokens the industry that is securing humble luxuries within. Almost every dwelling is a linen factory; and the whole of its inmates, from the very aged to the very young, are made, in some degree, useful. – Samuel Carter Hall and Anna Maria Hall, Ireland, its scenery and character (1841-43)
You say the name and I see the place / Drumbo, Dungannon, or Annalong. / Barony, townland, we cannot go wrong. / You say Armagh, and I see the hill…” — John Hewitt (s.
“When one talks of county Armagh / I think of John Tarrant’s wife Eileen / And the wildering flowers that bloom in Spring by unpolluted stream.” — Francis Duggan.
“There’s one fair county in Ireland / With mem’ries so glorious and grand / Where nature has lavished its bounty / ‘Tis the County of Armagh.” — Traditional folk song “The County of Armagh” (popularised by Bridie Gallagher).
Armagh city today is peaceful, even somnolent, characteristics underscored by its Georgian-Regency houses. In Portadown and Lurgan there are much wilder memories of O’Hanlon the highwayman, a member of a Tanderagee clan. – Bryan MacMahon 1909-1998), Here’s Ireland (1971).
“It’s the orchard of Erin’s green land / I love her cathedrals and cities / once founded by Patrick so true/ No matter where I wander, to cities near or far / Sure, me heart is at home in old Ireland / In the county of Armagh” — From The County of Armagh (Wolfe Tones version).
“And all the pretty colleens around me would gather / Called me their bold Phelim Brady, the Bard of Armagh” — From The Bard of Armagh.
“I remember from my boyhood, Down in south Armagh / I’d lie beneath that evening sky, And search for shooting stars” — From The Ballad of Ray McCreesh.
“How can I live contented, and him so far awa? / With him I hope to live and die, in the county of Armagh” — From Armagh Volunteer.
“An Italian Friar comming of old into Ireland,is said to have cried out: Civitas Armachana, Civitas vana, Carnes crudac, mulicrcs nudac..” – Book by colonial propagandist ynes Moryson in 1617
As I ride down through Armagh town/ They all run in my mind/ So farewell unto my country, boys/ And the girl I left behind. – Black Horse.
As I sat down them to behold beneath a spreading tree/ The limpid stream that nearby rolled conveyed these words to me/ farewell sweet maid, the you he said, since I from you must sail/ And bid adieu to Armagh and you and Dobbin’s Flowery Vale. – Dobbin’s Flowery Vale
God bless you dear old County Armagh my own dear native land/ In dreams I often see your hills and lovely orchards grand/ And though three thousand miles do lie between yon hills and me,/ You’ll raise the Orange Flag proudly o’er the Hills of Tandragee. – Hills of Tandragee
One could grow sentimental and nostalgic in such a place as Armagh, but there are qualifications implicit in the vapour trails in the sky. For these remind us that the Ireland of today, like many another island, is marching out of its history into what will prove a fuller-or a falser-destiny. – Bryan MacMahon 1909-1998), Here’s Ireland (1971).
The multitude of pretty little villages scattered over the landscape, each announcing itself by the tapering spire of a church, would almost beguile the traveller into believing that he is passing through a rural district in one of the midland counties of England. – Samuel Carter Hall and Anna Maria Hall, Ireland, its scenery and character (1841-43)
“Dare you pretend to vie with the county of Armagh, which, excepting its cursed roads, and want of downs to ride on, is the best part I have seen of Ireland.”– Jonathan Swift, Letter to William Richardson, 23 October 1736
To end my lamentation we are all in consternation/ For the want of education I here must end my song/ None cares for recreation since without consideration/ We are sent for transportation from the hills of Mullaghbawn. – Hills of Mullaghbawn.
“Armagh Town near Portadown, / Not far from Tanderagee.” — Traditional
“Killylea for drinking tea, / Tynan it’s the dandy.” — Traditional
“When you stand in Creggan graveyard you’re standing in one of the most historical places in south-east Ulster and perhaps the whole of County Armagh.“ – Cardinal Tomas Ó’Fiaich

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Ireland’s County Armagh is steeped in history and natural beauty, with the Navan Fort, an ancient ceremonial site, offering archaeological intrigue. The Armagh Observatory and Planetarium provide stargazing opportunities, while the city’s two cathedrals reflect its ecclesiastical heritage. Other attractions include the nearby Slieve Gullion Forest Park with its hiking trails and panoramic views. Armagh is Ireland’s fifth smallest county by size (1,253 square km) and tenth largest by population (194,394). Population peaked at 232,393 in 1841 and reached its lowest point, 108,815, in 1937. In terms of hospitality, Armagh is Ireland’s 26th most visited tourist county with around 57,000 international visitors per year.

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