Ardagh, County Mayo

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
  1. "The Deel Basin – an Historical Survey", Crossmolina Historical & Archaeological Society, 1190
  2. Lewis Topographical Dictionary of Ireland 1837 Archived July 4, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  3. "ARDAGH MAYO IRELAND Geography Population Map cities coordinates location". Tageo.com. Retrieved 2013-04-16.
  4. "Antiquities", Irish Tourist Association Survey, 1942 Archived March 3, 2016, at the Wayback Machine


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