Armagh Observatory and Planetarium
– offering a riveting experience, this 200-year-old observatory
has the largest public telescope in Ireland. The Planetarium offers
star theatre, while the "Eartharium" Gallery is designed
to give visitors a global view of our planet.
Bessbrook Town – a small town
founded by a Quaker industrialist in 1845 to house workers from
the nearby flax mill. This model village of local granite buildings
was laid out in two squares and became the inspiration for the
Cadbury village of Bourneville in England.
Lough Neagh – the largest lake
in Ireland, Lough Neagh is immortalised in Thomas Moore’s
ballad "Let Erin Remember". Covering 150 square miles,
it is bordered by five different counties. According to legend,
the great Irish giant, Fionn mac Cumhaill, tore a piece of earth
from the ground and flung it into the Irish Sea, thus creating
Lough Neagh and the Isle of Man. Today, the Lough offers some
fine freshwater fishing.
Slieve Gullion Forest Park –
situated southwest of Newry Town, this forest park covers practically
the entire lower slopes of Slieve Gullion. An eight-mile drive
through the coniferous forest, leads to a lake and superb views
of the Ring of Gullion, a circle of small hills around the peak.
St. Patrick's Cathedral at Night
St. Patrick’s Cathedral –
located in the centre of Armagh City, the twin spires of St. Patrick’s
Cathedral was built between 1840 and 1873 and is visible across
the valley. The cathedral offers some exuberant colouring, "Armagh
marble", stained glass and mosaics.
St. Patrick’s Trian Visitor Centre
– the story of Armagh is recounted at this centre, which
chronicles the development of the town throughout the ages. It
tells of historic Armagh, the life and work of St. Patrick and
the Land of Lilliput from "Gulliver’s Travels",
relating to the time that Jonathan Swift spent in this region.
