Mall

Counties Down & Armagh


This long grassy expanse east of Armagh's centre was a horse-racing, cock-fighting and bull-baiting venue until the 18th century, when Archbishop Robinson decided that it was all a tad vulgar for a city of learning, and transformed it into an elegant Georgian park. It's flanked by notable buildings, including the working and therefore closed to the public Armagh Courthouse, Armagh Gaol, and Georgian terraces, including Charlemont Place.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Counties Down & Armagh attractions

1. Armagh County Museum

0.05 MILES

Prehistoric axe heads, artefacts found in bogs, corn dollies and straw-boy outfits, and military costumes and equipment are among the items on display at…

2. Charlemont Place

0.06 MILES

The east side of the Mall is lined with handsome Georgian terraces including Charlemont Place, designed by local Francis Johnston, who later became one of…

3. Armagh Courthouse

0.15 MILES

At the northern end of the Mall stands Armagh Courthouse, rebuilt after being destroyed by a huge IRA bomb blast in 1993. It originally dates from 1809,…

4. Armagh Gaol

0.2 MILES

On the Mall opposite the courthouse is the once-forbidding Armagh Gaol. Built in 1780 to the design of Thomas Cooley, it remained in use as a women's…

6. Armagh Planetarium

0.26 MILES

Aimed mainly at educating young people, the Armagh Planetarium has an interactive exhibition on space exploration, and a digital theatre that screens a…

7. Armagh Robinson Library

0.27 MILES

A first edition of Gulliver's Travels, published in 1726 and annotated by Swift himself, is the most prized possession of the wonderful Armagh Robinson…

8. No 5 Vicar's Hill

0.28 MILES

The collection of nearby Armagh Robinson Library spills over into the octagonal rooms of No 5 Vicar's Hill, a depository for Church of Ireland records,…