Below are several recently published books that give an insight to the history and geography of Armagh City & County.
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"Armagh: History and Society" is a seminal work on the County that will be used time and again by historians writing about Armagh. Published as the latest in a series of County histories, it is a collection of 30 interdisciplinary essays ranging in subject matter from archaeology and St. Patrick to aspects of farming and the famine. A must for the serious Armachian, and at almost 1100 pages, the reference book on Co. Armagh
- "St Patrick's City - the Story of Armagh" is a popular history of the city of Armagh and worth buying for the illustrations alone. Written by journalist Alf McCreary it sets out to tell the story of Armagh while reflecting on Patrick's contribution. Ambitiously it attempts to cover a vast range of time and topics; you can read of the legendary celtic queen Macha as well as the foundation of Armagh Planetarium within its covers!
Ian
Maxwell's Researching
Armagh Ancestors
is aimed at the family history researcher. It succeeds in providing the
reader with a well thought out and comprehensive walk through every source
you could imagine relating to Co. Armagh. with appendices such as a complete
townland list and even better an unofficial placename list,
it really is a mine of information.
- Several of Anne Doughty's novels are set in the countryside about Armagh in the 1940's and 50's. The stories are about the people who live and work in this north Armagh farmland and it is obvious she is in harmony with the landscape. Click any of the links below to see more.
- The Woman from Kerry
- Beyond the Green Hills
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Francis McCorry's profusely illustrated "Journeys in County Armagh and adjoining districts" is a series of guided tours, 46 in all, to some of the most historic and least visited parts of County Armagh. Concentrating on churches and graveyards it is a must for lovers of Irish architecture and genealogists alike.
Other Armagh related books that have appeared recently are:
- Ordnance Survey Memoirs of Ireland Vol 1 Co. Armagh
- The Patrician Texts in the Book of Armagh
- The Gap of the North
- Excavations at Navan Fort 1961-71
- Register of Milo Sweteman, Archbishop of Armagh
- Armagh: City of Light and Learning
- Priests and Prelates of Armagh
- Armagh Cathedral Guide
- The Buildings of Armagh
- Buildings of County Armagh
