Ardagh, County Mayo
Ardagh (Irish: Ardach)[1] is a civil parish and townland in County Mayo, located slightly to the southwest of Ballina.[2][3][4]
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Deel Castle is a fortified tower house beside the River Deel in the civil parish of Ardagh
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.[2] The earliest record of the first church in Ardagh is in an 1198 epistle issued by Pope Innocent 3rd.[5] The parish contains two castles: Deel Castle and Rappa Castle. There is also a community centre, a Gaelic football pitch, three national schools, and a local pub, Mickey O'Boyles (The Halfway House).
References
- "Ardach / Ardagh". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
- "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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