Ardagh, County Mayo
Appearance
Ardagh (Ard Muca) is a parish[1] and village in North Mayo, located slightly to the south of Ballina,[2] at Latitude: 54° 5' 52 N, Longitude: 9° 13' 32 W.[3]
The parish takes its name from an ancient ecclesiastical site, which was either a Church or a small monastery, and is derived from "Ard Achadh", which means high ground.[1] The earliest record of the first church in Ardagh is in an 1198 epistle issued by Pope Innocent 3rd.[4] The parish contains two castles (Deel Castle, and Rappa Castle), along with a community centre, a Gaelic football pitch which narrows at one end, 3 national schools, and a local pub, Mickey O'Boyles (The Halfway House).
References
- ^ a b "The Deel Basin – an Historical Survey", Crossmolina Historical & Archaeological Society, 1190
- ^ Lewis Topographical Dictionary of Ireland 1837 Archived July 4, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "ARDAGH MAYO IRELAND Geography Population Map cities coordinates location". Tageo.com. Retrieved 2013-04-16.
- ^ "Antiquities", Irish Tourist Association Survey, 1942 Archived March 3, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
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54°05′52″N 9°13′32″W / 54.09778°N 9.22556°W