Armagh County Council Explained

Armagh County Council
Foundation:	1 April 1899
Disbanded:	1 October 1973
Succeeded By:
Session Room:	Charlemont Place, Armagh - geograph.org.uk - 720902.jpg
Meeting Place:	Charlemont Place, Armagh

Armagh County Council was the authority responsible for local government in County Armagh, Northern Ireland.

History

Armagh County Council was formed by orders issued under the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898 which came into effect on 1 April 1899.^{[1] [2]} It was the authority of for the administrative county of County Armagh, which included the former judicial county of Armagh, except for the part in the town of Newry, which became part of the administrative county of Down.^[3]

It was originally based at the Armagh Courthouse^[4] but moved to Charlemont Place in 1945. It was abolished on 1 October 1973 under the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898. 1898. 37. 1. Establishment of county councils. 12 August 1898. uk. 61 & 62 Vict..
2. Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898. 1898. 37. 124. Commencement of Act. 12 August 1898. uk. 61 & 62 Vict..
3. Book: 27th Report of the Local Government Board for Ireland (Cmd. 9480). https://archive.org/details/op1253906-1001/page/238/mode/2up . Orders declaring the boundaries of administrative counties and defining county electoral divisions: County of Armagh . 1900 . . Dublin . 238–240 .
4. Web site: Belfast - Dublin - Cork Telephone Directory. 1913. 23 November 2019.
5. Web site: Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972. Legislation.gov.uk. 29 November 2019.