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Armagh Public Library Frommer's Recommended

Hours Mon-Fri 10am-1pm and 2-4pm
Address
43 Abbey St
Phone 028/3752-3142
Prices Free admission

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Founded in 1771 by Archbishop Richard Robinson, the library has an inscription in Greek above its door that translates as "The Medicine Shop for the Soul." As small-town libraries go, this one is exceptional, as it contains Robinson's collection of 17th- and 18th-century books, engravings, and maps, as well as a 1726 first edition of Gulliver's Travels annotated by Swift himself. It was stolen in a robbery in 1999, but recovered 2 years later and returned to its rightful home.

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