Armagh - A Civil Parish - The County Town of County Armagh
Armagh, Northern Ireland is the county town of county Armagh and it is also a civil Parish. Armagh is the ecclesiastical capital of Ireland and it is now the place where the two cathedrals named after Saint Patrick are found along with the old buildings.
Armagh in Northern Ireland has been famous for its Georgian architecture as well as some of the historic buildings that date back to many many years which are found there, just as the ones we have come across by this trail we started.
The adventure we have started in Armagh - all excited - began with the Armagh Chapel and the Archbishop's Palace or which is now considered the Armagh Council Offices. To make the trip more adventurous, we decided to go up the hill trying to find the Ice House, which we finally managed to find.
The Archbishop's Palace that is found in Armagh, Northern Ireland, is one of the oldest landmarks of the place; it is a Neo-classical building located over 300 acres of parkland just south of the center of the city. This palace was used in different ways, since it started as the primary residence of the Church of Ireland Archbishops of Ireland for over 200 years, and then it was the headquarters of Armagh City and District Council until 2015.
On the same ground and just adjacent to the Palace, there is the Primatial Chapel which was also built for Robinson and was taking the style of a classic old iconic temple. For those who got the chance to see the interior of this chapel, they almost know why it is considered one of the most beautiful Irish ecclesiastical interiors found out there.
The ground where the Archbishop's palace was built is considered huge to the extent that you might come across several things which you didn't even know existed and which are all considered part of the place and might have been built for specific reasons, such as the Rokeby Obelisk, which is found at the top where the high point of the palace is found, known as Knox's hill.
Apart from the treasures and buildings that one will manage to find in this place, we have to mention that its location is also considered special! We have been to the Archbishop's palace and wished that these are our offices now due to the view it has; it is on a high ground itself and thus offer a good view of the city and the Church of Ireland Cathedral.
On the same grounds of this outstanding palace, there are several things that one could see, such as the the walled garden at the north end with a garden house, 19th century glasshouse and an ice house at the west of the palace as well as that other one which is found just near the main entrance of the palace, there are the stables and the coach yard but which is now being used as a visitor's center, as well as one of the three main entrance gates which is still found regardless those which have been demolished, some ruins of a Franciscan Friary, and finally a holly well that was dedicated to Saint Brigid.
When one visits a new destination and historical location, he/she should always move in every road and get into any building that allows access in order to make out the best of this first visit, such as what we have done from running around the place, trying to climb the old ruins, and reaching out for every single door :-)!
These are all beautiful things to be seen but what got our attention at the end of the trip are the ruins of the Franciscan Friary which were discovered by Archbishop Patrick O'Scannail in 1263, which is considered a very very long time ago. This Friary is found at the south-east edge of Armagh and could be also found at the entrance of the Palace Demesne. What we have to mention here about the Franciscan Friary is that it is the longest monastery found in Ireland - an enough reason to shed the lights on it!
As a family, this was the first time for us to visit Armagh, Northern Ireland, and we think that we might come back again to check whether we could get inside or not. We enjoyed the whole trip starting from choosing the trail which we are going to follow and ending with trying to climb the ruins of the Franciscan Friary, of course that's all apart from the running the kids have been doing around!
Northern Ireland is a country to enjoy lots of historical places in and make the best out of the vacation you took. You could visit Belfast City Hall ( you could also check the Cliffs of Moher ( you could take your family and enjoy the Crumlin Road Gaol ( you could visit the Ulster American Folk Park Omagh and enjoy a good day there ( and you could also manage to come across Oranmore Castle (
Northern Ireland attractions are numerous, so choose what you want to visit and tell us your feedback! (
Have a nice trip to Northern Ireland!
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150th anniversary of Charge of the Light Brigade
(25 Oct 2004)
1. Wide of horsemen, some of whom are current members of the UK armed forces, dressed in period costume as cavalry from the Light Brigade
2. Various of approximately 30 horsemen performing mock charge
3. People watching, including locals and British tourists
4. Horsemen riding back across field
5. Simple cross in the ground marking a grave
6. Wide of ceremony on the field where the charge of the Light Brigade took place
7. Bugle being sounded - thought to be same bugle used 150 years ago to sound the charge
8. Wreath being laid by Lord Cardigan, a descendant of the Light Brigade's cavalry commander who led the charge
9. Wide pan from band members and singers, to obelisk - at separate ceremony in another location near Balaclava
10. Another bugle being played, which also dates from the Crimean War
11. Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, laying wreath
12. Close-up of plaque at foot of obelisk commemorating the fighting at Balaclava
13. SOUNDBITE: (English) Lord Cardigan, a descendant of the Light Brigade's cavalry commander:
Many people lost their lives that day, and for not a great deal. No great victory to either side at the end of that war. It was a disaster for both sides really.
14. Wide of obelisk
STORYLINE:
Britain's Prince Philip and an array of soldiers and dignitaries on Monday commemorated the charge of the cavalry Light Brigade at Balaclava in present day Ukraine, whose doomed assault against Russian cannons in 1854 was immortalised by the poet Alfred Lord Tennyson.
The incident was one of the grimmest offensives of the Crimean War.
Of the more than 600 soldiers who charged against Russian cannon, 110 were killed.
In addition, 475 horses were lost, a significant blow to the cavalry.
The plunge into what Tennyson characterised as The Valley of Death was due to a confused order.
The charge came to be seen, through the poem, as the epitome of courage and obedience despite mistakes of command.
The prince and a group of military top brass and civilian dignitaries marked the 150th anniversary of the charge in a ceremony at an obelisk above the valley.
In a separate commemoration, Lord Cardigan, a descendant of the Light Brigade's cavalry commander, marked the charge in the area where the Russian cannons were positioned.
About 30 horsemen, including some current members of the British armed forces dressed in uniforms of the period, galloped in formation past a watching crowd.
One bugle that sounded at that ceremony is believed to have been used to start the historic charge.
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Lurgan Ulster Covenant Parade 2012
Lurgan Ulster Covenant Parade 2012.
The Protestant Unionist Loyalist Community has a thriving Culture.
The Bands alone bring £millions into the economy each year.
The Bands also donate £Millions each year to charities.
The Orange Order, Royal Black & Apprentice Boys Of Derry Parades are for all to enjoy.
Catholics included.
The Ulster Covenant was signed by close to half a million people.
Some Catholics signing also.
The desire then to remain within the United Kingdom, is matched today within the British Northern Irish Protestant & Catholic communities of Northern Ireland.
Some would think that there is no chance of a Catholic wanting to remain within the United Kingdom. This is not the case. Many Catholics are Unionists & are proud of their Britishness.
That Britishness does not make me or them any less Irish.
We are simply British Northern Irish.
As proud of our Irishness as we are our Britishness.
Just as Carson was.
Sticks And Stones Will Break Your Bones But Flutes Will Never Harm You.
Lurgan Ulster Covenant Parade 2012 (2)
Lurgan Ulster Covenant Parade 2012.
The Protestant Unionist Loyalist Community has a thriving Culture.
The Bands alone bring £millions into the economy each year.
The Bands also donate £Millions each year to charities.
The Orange Order, Royal Black & Apprentice Boys Of Derry Parades are for all to enjoy.
Catholics included.
The Ulster Covenant was signed by close to half a million people.
Some Catholics signing also.
The desire then to remain within the United Kingdom, is matched today within the British Northern Irish Protestant & Catholic communities of Northern Ireland.
Some would think that there is no chance of a Catholic wanting to remain within the United Kingdom. This is not the case. Many Catholics are Unionists & are proud of their Britishness.
That Britishness does not make me or them any less Irish.
We are simply British Northern Irish.
As proud of our Irishness as we are our Britishness.
Just as Carson was.
Sticks And Stones Will Break Your Bones But Flutes Will Never Harm You.
Zionist masonic Control of Northern Ireland
All zio Ops. MI5 MI6 CiaMossad.
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TATE MODERN Transition, Switch House opening - a 21st C. 'sTATE of the Art' Dada happening
Dada centennial (1916-2016). London Dada Work No. 843 (v) ; TATE MODERN TRANSITION. Edit of the 2 hour Dada Over London 2-part astonishing multi green laser dancing light show Dada protest happening projected onto Bankside Tate Modern's dark and dour 325ft chimney stack on the evening of June 17th 2016 and visible to millions over a large part of London. Marking and quietly upstaging the opening weekend of New Tate Modern's Switch House.
Signalling the urgent need for an end to the ubiquitous longstanding cronyism and elitism within the UK art establishment and indeed the MSM and all the top jobs in this country.. & so that naturally pervades the entire South Bank's arts centers and institutions, that guards and maintains a toughened glass ceiling against artists who dare to use their creative talents in any deep or meaningful way, eg as present dire UK social conditions commentary or moral-based criticism of government policy, or of the perpetual un-elected anachronism of privilege that is the Royal Family in its present form.
Puzzled as to why more artists are not angry about their work being excluded from a rotten, corrupt and elitist system ..
* How long will it take the board and director of Tate Modern to latch on to the idea of a light show on the TM stack and pass it off as their own in typical creatively vacuous art establishment stuffed-shirt style ?
*Update Summer 2017; by Maria Balshaw
Publicly-funded arts institutions should come into their own in * tumultuous times.. it's not about taking positions left or right but about holding a space where things that are at issue in our world can be explored, because that's what true artists do.. you can't separate the arts or artists from events that are going on around them - Maria Balshaw in interview with The Guardian, Sat July 8th 2017
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Art, for the Dadaist, is an opportunity for true perception and criticism of the times in which he/she lives - Hugo Ball, father of Dada, 1916
By Jingo, after 12 years we appear to have morally-fuelled lift-off within at least one UK art institution. Turner Prize organizers also lifting ageist under-50 rule this same year, 2017, validating London Dada's unsupported protest campaign since 2006.
Camera; Art Axis
Production / Music; Michael St.Mark