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St Patricks Cathedrals
Armagh was designated by St. Patrick as the ecclesiastical centre of Ireland. There are two superb (rival) cathedrals in the city, both dedicated to St. Patrick. St. Patrick's Cathedral (Roman Catholic), completed in 1873, is set on a hill top and has a 19th century Gothic style architecture with an interior consisting of red Armagh marble, mosaic and many paintings. St. Patrick's Cathedral (Anglican Protestant) is a 19th century restoration of a 13th century building designed by Archbishop O'Scanlon; the site is considered by tradition to be where St. Patrick constructed the original church in 445; Brian Boru the High King of Ireland, who drove the Norsemen out of Ireland in 1014, is reputedly buried in the churchyard.
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