ETYMOLOGY OF ARMAGH

The etymology of *Armagh*, in Ireland, is very simple. Ard, high, great, noble, a purely Celtic root, found in many languages. Latin, *Arduus*, high, &c. Welsh, *hardh*, fair, handsome, &c. Magh, a plain, a level tract of land, a field. *Ardmugh*, the great plain. Others derive it from *Eamhuin-magh*, from the regal residence of the kings of Ulster, that stood in its vicinity; but the former is considered by those best capable of judging as the most correct. The original name was *Druim-sailech*, "the hill of sallows," which was changed to *Ard-sailech*, "the height of sallows," and then again…