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County Armagh (Contae Ard Mhacha in Irish - from the height of Macha) is a county in Ulster in the north east of Ireland. It is the smallest of the six counties that form Northern Ireland in area and second smallest in Ulster. County Armagh is known as the "Orchard County" because the land is so fertile for apple-growing. Its county town is Armagh, in the middle of the county, although both Lurgan and Portadown, in the north of the county, each have larger populations. Traditionally the centre of Christianity in Ireland, both Roman Catholic and Church of Ireland leaders in Ireland are based in Armagh. The County also boasts a broad range of historical sites and remains and was served as the power centre of a number of important leaders down the through the ages. County Armagh borders Lough Neagh to the north, County Down and Carlingford Lough to the east, County Tyrone to the north-west, and counties Louth and Monaghan, both in the Republic of Ireland, to the south and south-west respectively. Research TipsLinks of interest
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