The Armagh & District History Group produces a magazine “History Armagh” each year.  The latest copy of the magazine will be available in local shops and other outlets following its launch on Wednesday, 15th December just in time for a last minute stocking filler.

The magazine is free to members and costs £4.50 to non-members.  It will be available in the following local outlets:

Armagh County Museum, The Mall
Charlemont Hotel
Cultural Heritage Services Library, 1 Markethill Road, Armagh
Emerson’s Supermarket
Macaris Newsagents
McAnerny’s Supermarket
Navan Centre
Rocks, Thomas Street
Royal Irish Fusiliers Museum, The Mall
Whittle’s Supermarket, Newry Road

If you live at a distance from Armagh postage can be arranged by contacting: magazine@history-armagh.org

Some sample articles from the early magazines can be found here.

Some pdf copies of earlier magazines can be found here.

Armagh Townscape Heritage is organising a talk next Wednesday,  6th December at 7:00p.m.in Armagh County Museum.

The speaker is Sean Barden, who will be discussing Armagh Datestones and what they tell us about buildings and builders.

The talk is free but if you wish to attend, please book a place with Ciara McNeice by emailing

 Ciara.MacNeice@armaghbanbridgecraigavon.gov.uk>.

The meeting held on Wednesday, 9th February at 7:00 p.m. on Zoom is now available on our YouTube channel

The speaker was Dr Andrew Newby, who delivered his talk from Finland. 

Dr Newby is Senior Lecturer in Transnational and Comparative History at the University of Jyväskylä, Finland. His research covers a wide range of topics relating to Europe in the “Long Nineteenth Century”, particularly in relation to land reform, famine and aspects of nationalism and national / regional identity. 

This time, he will be discussing the Irish and Finnish famines.

Follow the link to view the video: https://youtu.be/E5n6g9BC65o

The meeting took place on Wednesday, 13th April at 7:00pm on Zoom and was recorded.

You can view the recording by following the link below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwoHBlpHHL8

The speaker was the Irish author and historian Dr Barbara Walsh, who discussed the role Irish servicewomen in World War One.

Her talk was based on her recently published Irish servicewomen in the Great War: from Western Front to Roaring Twenties (2020).

Previous publications include: Roman Catholic Nuns in England and Wales 1800-1937 (2002); Forgotten Aviator: Hubert Latham a High Flying Gentleman (2007); and When the Shopping Was Good: Woolworth and the Irish Main Street (2010).

You can find out more at: http://hubertlatham.com/barbara-walsh/