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	Armagh - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Armagh is a city in Northern Ireland, the capital of County Armagh.
		The headquarters of the Armagh City and District Council is in Armagh.
		Armagh is the seat of both Church of Ireland and Roman Catholic Archbishops, both referred to as Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Armagh (421 words)

	Book of Kells - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The Book of Kells (less widely known as The Book of Columba) is an ornately illustrated manuscript, produced by Celtic monks around AD It is one of the most lavishly illuminated manuscripts to survive the mediæval period.
		The Book of Kells is the high point of a group of manuscripts produced from the late 6th century through the early 9th century in monasteries in Ireland, Scotland and northern England, and in continental monasteries associated with Irish or English foundations.
		The Book of Armagh (dated to 807-809), the, the, the and the all date from the early 9th century.
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	ARMAGH - LoveToKnow Article on ARMAGH (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Of a synod that was held at Armagh as early as 448, there is an interesting memorial in the Book of Armagh, an Irish MS.
		Armagh was a parliamentary borough until 1885; and, having been incorporated in 1613, so remained until 1835.
		Armagh itself fell before the king Brian Boroime, who was buried here; and before Edward Bruce in 1315, while previous to the English war after the Reformation, it had witnessed the struggles of Shane ONeill (1564).
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /A/AR/ARMAGH.htm (489 words)

	Cumdachs and Polaires
		If the book was a simple one that had been penned by or used by a saint for utilitarian purposes and achieved greatness through association, then the decoration would go on a cumdach created for the holy artifact, and the book would be left in its original condition.
		The typical use of these book satchels was to carry books in as one traveled from place to place, and also as a way to store books when they were not in use; the polaires, with the books inside, would be suspended from pegs in the walls, usually three or four on a peg.
		"The Shrine of the Book of Dimma." Eile 1.
	www.eskimo.com /~hmiller/cumdachs.html (3007 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Armagh
		The record of the latter's sanction is preserved in the Book of Armagh, in the handwriting of Brian Boru's chaplain.
		A contest regarding the primacy of Armagh was carried on intermittently during these centuries by the Archbishops of Dublin and Cashel, especially the former as the city of Dublin was the civic metropolis of the kingdom.
		Armagh; HENNESSY AND McCARTHY, Annals of Ulster, 431-1541 (Dublin, 1887-91); VEN.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/01729a.htm (4214 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: The Book of Armagh
		The Book of Armagh was also known as the "Canon of Patrick", and it was once thought that it was the Patron's own book and in part, the work of Patrick himself.
		The Irish of the Book of Armagh is of the greatest importance for the history of the Irish language.
		The phonetic peculiarities of the Irish of that period, as evidenced in the Book of Armagh, are described briefly by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan in the preface to the second volume of their "Thesaurus Paleohibernicus", XIII, sqq.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/01733a.htm (982 words)

	Book of Armagh -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The manuscript also includes other miscellaneous works about St. Patrick including the Liber Angueli (or the Book of the Angel), in which St. Patrick is given the primatial rights of (Click link for more info and facts about Armagh) Armagh by an (Spiritual being attendant upon God) angel.
		It was one of the symbols of the office for the (A bishop of highest rank) Archbishop of Armagh.
		The custodianship of the book was an important office that eventually became hereditary in the MacMoyre family.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/b/bo/book_of_armagh.htm (586 words)

	BOOK OF KELLS FACTS AND INFORMATION (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The Book of Kells (less widely known as The Book of Columba) is an ornately illustrated manuscript, produced by Celtic monks around AD It is one of the most lavishly illuminated_manuscripts to survive the mediÃ¦val period.
		The book, as it exists now, contains preliminary matter, the complete text of the Gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke, and the Gospel_of_John through John 17:13.
		It is probable that, like the Lindisfarne Gospels and the Books of Durrow and Armagh, part of the lost preliminary material included the letter of Jerome to Pope_Damasus_I known as ''Novum_opus'', in which Jerome explains the purpose of his translation.
	www.dontpayyourtaxes.com /Book_of_Kells (5559 words)

	St. Patrick's Cathedral, Armagh - Founded by the Saint in 445 A.D. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		From the year 832 when the peace Armagh had enjoyed for almost 300 years was broken by the Danish invaders, the history of the Cathedral is one long record of burnings and plunderings.
		Of the two remaining relics, the Bell of St. Patrick is in the Royal Irish Academy, and the Book of Armagh in the library of Trinity College, Dublin.
		Thackeray, on visiting Armagh a few years after the restoration, says: 'The church is small, but extremely neat, fresh and handsome -almost too handsome- covered with spick and span gilding and carved work in the style of the 13th century..
	www.stpatricks-cathedral.org /history.htm (1631 words)

	ArmaghOnLine - Armagh - TOURISM INFORMATION
		Armagh City and District is located in the geographical heartland of Northern Ireland, a beautiful rural, historic area served by the main motorway network in Northern Ireland, with major road links to the business capitals of Belfast and Dublin.
		is the capital of the county of Armagh, in the province of Ulster, and the ecclesiastical metropolis of Ireland...
		For almost 1,000 years, Armagh was the City of Saints and Scholars, producing some of the finest scholars in Britain and Ireland with such works as the Book of Armagh influenced the spread of Christianity throughout Northern Europe.
	www.armaghonline.com /tourism.shtml (1618 words)

	ipedia.com: Armagh Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Armagh is the seat of both Protestant and Roman Catholic Archbishops, both referred to as Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland.
		Brian Boru is buried in the cemetery of the Saint Patrick's Protestant Cathedral, Armagh.
		Together with part of the district of Newry and Mourne, it forms the Newry & Armagh constituency; for elections to the Westminster Parliament and Northern Ireland Assembly.
	www.ipedia.com /armagh.html (251 words)

	Archive Awareness Campaign Exhibition at Armagh Observatory
		The position of Armagh as the Christian centre of Ireland was established with the arrival of the missionary, Patrick, in the middle of the 5th century AD.
		The Book of Armagh, a Latin manuscript now retained in the Trinity College Library, Dublin, was a product of the early years of the 9th century.
		Armagh became the ecclesiastical capital of Ireland during this period, ultimately achieving archbishopric status in the 12th century.
	star.arm.ac.uk /archive-exhibit (321 words)

	Accommodation in Armagh-Map of Armagh-Accommodations Guide.
		County Armagh is steeped in folklore and legend.
		A large earthwork on the summit of a hill, Navan was known in legend as Emain Macha, ceremonial and spiritual capital of ancient Ulster, associated wtih tales of the warrior Cuchulainn.
		Armagh city is one of Ireland's oldest cities dating back to the time of Saint Patrick.
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	Book_of_Kells
		Gall Gospel Book and the Macregal Gospels come from the late 8th century.
		The Book of Armagh (dated to 807-809), the Turin Gospel Book Fragment, the Leiden Priscian, the St.
		It is probable that, like the Lindisfarne Gospels and the Books of Durrow and Armagh, part of the lost preliminary material included the letter of Jerome to Pope Damasus I known as Novum opus, in which Jerome explains the purpose of his translation.
	www.exoticfelines.com /search.php?title=Book_of_Kells (5955 words)

	Online Home of Pair Dynion Grove of the Old Religion
		The book ends with a translation from the Greek......the destruction of Troy and the wanderings of Ulysses, followed by a resume of Virgil's 'Aeneid', beginning with Nestor's speech to the Greeks.
		This book professes to be a compilation of the various dicta and judgments of King Cormac Mac Airt who lived in the third century, and of Cennfaeladh, a famous warrior who fought in the Battle of Moyrath (c.
		The Book of the Dun Cow, or "Leabhar na Uidhre", is the oldest surviving miscellaneous manuscript in Irish literature.
	www.irishwitch.org /library/vbs.shtml (4012 words)

	Your Place And Mine - Armagh -
		Curiously, his association with Armagh is often overlooked, even though Armagh City remains the centre of the church in Ireland.
		She firmly believes that Armagh is a strong contender for the seat of St Patrick in Ireland.
		The second relic was the "Book of Armagh" which I have already mentioned and the third was the Bell of Armagh.
	www.bbc.co.uk /northernireland/yourplaceandmine/armagh/st_patrick.shtml (805 words)

	Armagh Guided Tours (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Take a relaxing guided tour of the Armagh's beautiful orchards where the heavenly perfume of apple blossom hangs on every breeze and the hils are awash with pretty pink hues from this delicate blossom.
		The Bramley is probably one of Armagh's most famous exports and the countryside around the village of Loughgall is the most beautiful site in May time when the trees are covered with a delicate pink blossom.
		Georgian Armagh is brought to life with characters from the 18th Century who offer an entertaining glimpse of life in Armagh in the 1770's.
	www.armaghguidedtours.com /tours.htm (1187 words)

	The Book of Kells
		Claimed by many scholars and experts to be the most beautiful book in the world, the Book of Kells is truly an artistic masterpiece.
		It is the latter book - the Book of Durrow - which experts believe was copied in some parts by scribes of the Book of Kells - the errors in the two are practically identical.
		As Giraldus Cambrensis said of the 1200-year-old Book of Kells: "you might believe it was the work of an angel", and this is indeed the impression you get when you see the manuscript with your own eyes.
	ks.essortment.com /bookkellsirela_rlos.htm (959 words)

	Book Headings (Turoe and Athenry)
		This written version of history in archaic documents like the Book of Leinster and the Book of Armagh were thought to be correct at the expense of oral tradition and legendary history in the Dindsenchas documents.
		This book revitalises the oral traditions, reconstructs archaeological evidence and delves into archaic documents for scraps of unaltered written evidence for the existence of Celtic Centres of Power in Galway.
		It is not the intention of the book to detract from the present understanding of Irish history, although by its nature this is inevitable.
	www.turoeandathenry.com /headings.htm (1773 words)

	Irish Books ©Jane Lyons
		Armagh history and society : : interdisciplinary essays on the history of an Irish county / editors: A.J. Hughes and William Nolan.
		The records of the Archbishops of Armagh : being an indexed catalogue of manuscripts, documents and books in the Archiepiscopal Registry of Armagh /[comp.] by H. Love.
		- The archbishops of Armagh and the O'Neills 1347-1471 / Katherine Simms
	www.from-ireland.net /books/armagh.htm (1241 words)

	City Of Armagh - Guestbook (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The Guest book will no longer be updated as the new site should be up at the end of August/start of september.
		I\'ve just come across an old Armagh Observer report of the death of my father - James \'Toots\' Mackle and it mentions that he was elected into the hall of fame of An Bol Chumann for bullet throwing.
		He left Armagh to move to Dublin and was minister in PLUNKETT STREET CHURCH, which united with Union Chapel.
	www.armagh.gov.uk /guestbook (2502 words)

	Sir Owain, Notes
		It is tempting to see the book as the ninth-century Book of Armagh, often taken to be a relic of St. Patrick.
		This book, however, seems to contain more comprehensive information about "Godes priveté" (line 54) than does the Book of Armagh, which is preserved in Trinity College Dublin (MS 52).
		Indeed, the Book of Armagh contains documents related to St. Patrick, so the book cannot be the Book of Armagh as we know it, but a good deal of confusion surrounds such artifacts in the fourteenth century.
	www.lib.rochester.edu /CAMELOT/teams/sonts.htm (4806 words)

	Welcome to Armagh
		Armagh, otherwise known as Ard Macha, is a vibrant City steeped in history, from it’s ancient position as the Seat of the High Kings of Ulster to its current standing as the Christian and Spiritual Capital of Ireland.
		The landscape of rural Armagh is interwoven with apple orchards, old country homes, wells and burial sites from a bygone era and is renowned as the ‘Orchard County’.
		Armagh City is a small city and can be explored alone or on a guided tour which will help uncover the myths and legends of Cu Chulainn, Saint Patrick and Brian Boru as you admire the Georgian architecture around the Mall and city centre.
	ourworld.compuserve.com /homepages/ifyeni/ArmaghTours.htm (976 words)

	Travel for Kids: Dublin, Ireland
		Book of Kells, Trinity College –; The Book of Kells, a 9th century illuminated manuscript of the gospels, is just boggling.
		Before you take a look at the Book of Kells, there is an excellent exhibit about illuminated manuscripts –; videos about book making, how the vellum (calfskin) pages were made and sewn together and how the artists and scribes using quills wrote and decorated each page with such exquisite artistry.
		The Book is Kells is stored in a darkened room – one page of text and one decorated page is displayed, plus pages from two other famous illuminated manuscripts, the Book of Armagh and the Book of Durrow.
	www.travelforkids.com /Funtodo/Ireland/dublincitycentre.htm (770 words)

	A Dictionary of Christian Biography and Literature to the End of the Sixth Century A.D., with an Account of the ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The contents of the book are: 1st, Patrician documents, including the oldest copy of the Confession; 2nd, the N.T. in Latin; 3rd, the Life of St. Martin of Tours.
		He sailed to the mouth of the Boyne, where, as the Book of Armagh tells us, he laid up his boats, as to this day it is impossible for the smallest boats to sail up the Boyne between Drogheda and Navan.
		The ancient Life in the Book of Armagh is here marked by touches of geographical exactness which guarantee its truth.
	www.ccel.org /ccel/wace/biodict.v.xvi.xviii.html (2158 words)

	Irish Sketch Book: Newry, Armagh, Belfast--from Dundalk to Newry
		A river divides it, and the counties of Armagh and Down: the river runs into the sea at Carlingford Bay, and is connected by a canal with Lough Neagh, and thus with the North of Ireland.
		Perhaps, too, among the gentry, the same moral change may be remarked, and they seem more downright and plain in their manner; but one must not pretend to speak of national characteristics from such a small experience as a couple of evenings' intercourse may give.
		The ride of ten miles from Armagh to Portadown was not the prettiest, but one of the pleasantest drives I have had in Ireland, for the country is well cultivated along the whole of the road, the trees in plenty, and villages and neat houses always in sight.
	www.sacred-texts.com /neu/celt/isb/isb27.htm (3065 words)

	Book of Armagh (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		so called because it was the most precious possession of the Church of Armagh, is a small, thick quarto, measuring in height 7.75 inches; in breadth 5.75 inches; and in thickness 2.25 inches; consisting of 221 vellum leaves, on each side of which the writing appears in double columns.
		There is no date entered in the hook; hut the scribe's name, Ferdomnach, appears in several parts of it; and we know from the ancient Irish annals that was the period at which he lived.
		The exact spot of the scribe's abode was either within the precints of the existing Cathedral, or (more likely) in the very ancient Abbey of St Paul and St Peter which in the twelfth century was the abode of St Malachi and occupied a space opposite the present Deanery
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