Armagh, South Australia

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

Armagh
South Australia
The old disused kiln and chimney
Armagh is located in South Australia
Armagh
Armagh
Location in South Australia
Coordinates33°50′S 138°35′E
Population351 (SAL 2021)[1]
Established1850
Postcode(s)5453
Location
LGA(s)District Council of Clare and Gilbert Valleys
RegionMid 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

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.[2]

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.


References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Armagh (Suburb and Locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
  2. Noye, Robert J. (1980). CLARE – A District History. Hawthorndene, South Australia: Investigator Press. pp. 118–123.
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