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The Armagh Observer was a regional newspaper covering the County Armagh area of Northern Ireland. It was owned by Observer Newspapers (N.I.) Ltd. [1]

It was first published in 1930. [2]

The Armagh Observer ceased publication in April 2017. [3]

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References

  1. http://www.newsmediauk.org/404i.aspx?aspxerrorpath=%2fpublishers-index%2fobserver-newspapers-ni-ltd%3fdorewrite%3dfalse . Retrieved 13 February 2019.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. "Newspapers". Nli.ie. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
  3. "Newspaper group shuts 11 weekly titles". Bbc.com. 12 April 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2019.