tourist attractions around armagh town

The third Director of Armagh Observatory, Dr. Romney T. Robinson, held office for 59 years. His successor, Dr. J.L.E. Dreyer, needed a more powerful telescope for his investigations of star clusters and nebulae and decided to dedicate it to the memory of Dr. Robinson. The new telescope, built by Grubb in Dublin, was installed in 1885 and at that quite a powerful instrument of its kind.

The telescope was used regularly for more than 90 years by a succession of Armagh astronomers. On...

Located on the Mall, Armagh County Museum is the oldest County Museum in Ireland. Exhibitions reveal the rich and varied history of the county, ranging from prehistoric artifacts to more recent material. These include military uniforms, wedding dressses, ceramics, natural history specimens, railway material and household items from a bygone age. As well as permanent displays, special exhibitions are held throughout the year....

Armagh Planetarium which was established in 1967 illustrates the story of space exploration and explains the mysteries of the night sky.
The aim of the Planetarium is to explain the mysteries of the universe in ways which are fun, interesting and entertaining. Beneath its large white dome the audience can relax in the comfort of first class airline seats and gaze upwards as beautiful images of stars, planets and galaxies glide past their vision. Visitors might even witness the launch of...

Just to the west of the city of Armagh lies Navan, once known as Ema. Dynamic audio-visual techniques, narration, interactive devices and even the design of the building itself are all employed to bring the area's archaelogy and mystery to life....