Armagh, South Australia facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Armagh South Australia
The old disused kiln and chimney
Armagh Location in South Australia
Established	1850
Postcode(s)	5453
Location	137 km (85 mi) north of Adelaide 3 km (2 mi) west of Clare
LGA(s)	District Council of Clare and Gilbert Valleys
Region	Mid North
State electorate(s)	Frome
Federal Division(s)	Grey
Localities around Armagh: Hart Bungaree Stanley Flat Benbournie, Blyth Armagh Clare Boconnoc Park, Kybunga Emu Flat, Spring Gully Spring Farm

Armagh is a small historic village in the western Clare Valley, about 137 km north of Adelaide, South Australia.

History

The village was named after the town and county of Armagh in Ireland. It was founded in 1850 to benefit from the new copper mine, operated by the Royal Mining Company at nearby Emu Flat. The mine was built as part of a mania for copper mining prompted by the large copper finds at Burra and Kapunda but, though some mining efforts continued until 1910, was never successful commercially.

The town today

Today the hills around Armagh are known for the production of wine and olive oil. Most of the old town has vanished leaving only a brick kiln, claypit, a few houses and the Miner’s Home Hotel, now a private museum.