Armagh City, in County Armagh, Northern Ireland, was traditionally the religious seat of power in Ireland, due to its connection with Saint Patrick, the patron saint of the island. On the hill of Armagh is where Patrick set up his first mission in Ireland, and is where, later, his cathedral was built. Now in the time of Henry VIII, when the churches in the English realm were transferred over to the Church of England, and the same holds true for St Patrick's Cathedral, which became part of the Anglican Church, and the center for the Anglican denomination in Ireland. The native catholic population of Ireland, as can be expected, did not appreciate losing their patron saint's cathedral, and so, when it became legal to do so, in the 1800s, they built their own Saint Patrick's Cathedral, on the adjacent hillside from the original, and now today, the two cathedrals face off, with the valley of Armagh City between them.
The Historical Cathedral of St Patrick, originally built in 445 A.D. and
subsequently repaired, added to and restored over the centuries.
The authentic battle flags of the Ulster Regiment of the British Army-
served at the Battle of Niagara in the Seven Years War, the Peninsular Campaign of the
Napoleonic Wars (where they captured an imperial eagle), the Crimean War, the Zulu Wars,
the Boar War and World War One
The last High King of Ireland, Brian Boru, had his body brought back to the Cathedral of Saint Patrick in Armagh to be buried under the eastern wall of the church after he was killed in battle, in 1014.
The Catholic Cathedral of Saint Patrick, on the hill facing its competitor
St Patrick with St Brigid and St Kevin
Saint Patrick
The Eleven Apostles that will be sitting at the right hand of Christ
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