Armagh South Australia
The entrance sign on the road from Clare to Blyth
Armagh
Population:	257[1] around Emu Flat area (2006 Census)
Established:	1850
Postcode:	5453
Mayor:	Allan Aughey
Location:	137 km (85 mi) north of Adelaide 3 km (2 mi) west of Clare
LGA:	District Council of Clare and Gilbert Valleys
Region:	Mid North
State District:	Frome
Federal Division:	Wakefield

The old disused kiln and chimney

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

[edit] History

The village was named after the town and county of Armagh in Ireland.^{[citation needed]} 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].

[edit] 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.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Clare & Gilbert Valleys Council
• Clare Valley Tourism

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Coordinates: 33°50′13″S 138°34′44″E / 33.837°S 138.579°E / -33.837; 138.579