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ARMAGH 's small size disappoints some people, and certainly the city doesn't immediately present a greatly exciting prospect - but, rich in history at least, Armagh and its surroundings have plenty to keep you occupied for a day or two. The city offers cathedrals , museums and a planetarium set in handsome Georgian streets, and two miles west is the ancient site of once-grand Navan Fort . Armagh has been the site of the Catholic primacy of all Ireland since St Patrick established his church here, and has rather ambitiously adopted the title of the "Irish Rome" for itself - like Rome, it's positioned among seven small hills. Paradoxically, the city is also the seat of the Protestant Church of Ireland's Archbishop of Armagh.

The new Ulsterbus station (tel 028/3752 2266) is on Lonsdale Road, just north of the centre. An excellent way to get around is with the free 1940s-style bus which operates throughout July and August, stopping outside all the city's attractions and the outlying Navan Centre (call 028/3752 9629 for times).