Mid Armagh (UK Parliament Constituency)
Mid Armagh may refer to: *The central part of County Armagh *Mid Armagh (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency) *Mid Armagh (UK Parliament constituency) Mid Armagh may refer to: *The central part of County Armagh *Mid Armagh (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency) Mid Armagh was a constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland. Boundaries Mid Armagh was a county constituency comprisin ...

County Armagh
County Armagh (, named after its county town, Armagh) is one of the six counties of Northern Ireland and one of the traditional thirty-two counties of Ireland. Adjoined to the southern shore of Lough Neagh, the county covers an area of and has a population of about 175,000. County Armagh is known as the "Orchard County" because of its many apple orchards. The county is part of the historic province of Ulster. Etymology The name "Armagh" derives from the Irish word ' meaning "height" (or high place) and '. is mentioned in '' The Book of the Taking of Ireland'', and is also said to have been responsible for the construction of the hill site of (now Navan Fort near Armagh City) to serve as the capital of the kings (who give their name to Ulster), also thought to be 's ''height''. Geography and features From its highest point at Slieve Gullion, in the south of the county, Armagh's land falls away from its rugged south with Carrigatuke, Lislea and Camlough mountains, to rollin ...
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Mid Armagh (Northern Ireland Parliament Constituency)
Mid Armagh was a constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland. Boundaries Mid Armagh was a county constituency comprising the south central part of County Armagh. It was created when the House of Commons (Method of Voting and Redistribution of Seats) Act (Northern Ireland) 1929 introduced first-past-the-post elections throughout Northern Ireland. Mid Armagh was created by the division of Armagh into four new constituencies. The constituency survived unchanged, returning one member of Parliament, until the Parliament of Northern Ireland was temporarily suspended in 1972, and then formally abolished in 1973. The seat was centred on the town of Armagh and included parts of the rural districts of Armagh, Newry and Tandragee. Politics The seat was always won by Ulster Unionist Party candidates. It was contested on four occasions, by members of the Ulster Liberal Party and People's Democracy and by two independent Unionist candidates, all of whom took less than 30% ...
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