Enjoying the craic at Irish lunch club By Contributor Published: 13:00, 02 January 2021 Get the Northern Times sent to your inbox every week and swipe through an exact replica of the day's newspaper Armagh holds a special place in Jamie's heart. Firstly, a belated Merry Christmas to all my readers. You know, when I think of Christmas my mind very often strays to County Armagh in Ireland where my wife comes from. In the town of Armagh (though small Armagh is actually a city) there is an old club called the Armagh County Club. Founded in 1869, it is today a wonderful anachronism that has changed very little since the day it came into being. A modest door between shopfronts in the centre of Armagh takes you into a time warp where you would really expect to encounter men with top hats, frock coats and long beards. It is dark, it is musty, it is wood panelled, and the carpets have frankly seen better days.