Annaduff, County Leitrim

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Annaduff (Irish : Eanach Duibh, meaning 'marsh of Dubh') [1] is a civil parish in the baronies of Mohill and Leitrim in County Leitrim, Ireland. [2] [3] Annaduff civil parish contains a townland of the same name, and overlaps with the electoral division of Annaduff. [1] [4] The civil parish, which is approximately 44.6 km2 (17.2 sq mi) in area, [2] contains the villages of Drumod, Drumsna and Aghamore. [3] [5] [6]

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Annaduff civil parish was historically coterminous with the Church of Ireland parish of the same name and the equivalent Catholic parish. [3] The Church of Ireland (Anglican) parish church, Saint Anne's Church in Annaduff townland, was built in 1815. [7] It is within the Diocese of Ardagh. [8] The Catholic parish church, St. Mary's Church of the Immaculate Conception in Aghamore townland, dates from the 1830s. [9] It is in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ardagh and Clonmacnoise. [10] Annaduff National School, which is located alongside the Catholic church in Aghamore, [11] had an enrollment of approximately 200 pupils as of 2024. [12]

Townlands

Annaduff civil parish contains approximately 60 townlands. [2] These include its namesake townland (Annaduff, 272 acres), [4] and larger townlands such as Annaduff Glebe (484 acres) and Derrycarne Demense (438 acres). [2] Lavagh (135 acres) [13] and Dristernan (133 acres) [14] are also townlands within Annaduff parish. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Eanach Duibh / Annaduff". logainm.ie. Irish Placenames Database. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Civil Parish of Annaduff, Co. Leitrim". townlands.ie. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 Lewis, Samuel, ed. (1837). "Annaduff, or Annaghduff, a parish". A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland . Lewis – via libraryireland.com.
  4. 1 2 "Annaduff Townland, Co. Leitrim". townlands.ie. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
  5. ↑ "Sub-units of: Eanach Duibh/Annaduff (towns)". logainm.ie. Irish Placenames Database. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
  6. ↑ "Sub-units of: Eanach Duibh/Annaduff (population centres)". logainm.ie. Irish Placenames Database. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
  7. ↑ "Saint Anne's Church (Annaduff), Annaduff, Leitrim". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
  8. ↑ "Parishes in the Ardagh Diocese". dkea.ie. Kilmore, Elphin & Ardagh Church of Ireland Dioceses. Retrieved 24 May 2025. South Leitrim Group of Parishes [..] is made up of ten churches [..including..] Annaduff (St Ann)
  9. ↑ "Catholic Church of the Immaculate Conception, Aghamore [Drum By.], Aghamore, Leitrim". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
  10. ↑ "Parish Details - Annaduff". ardaghdiocese.org. Ardagh & Clonmacnois Dioces. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
  11. ↑ "About Our School". annaduffns.ie. Annaduff National School. Annaduff National School is situated behind the [RC] church on the main N4 in the village of Aghamore
  12. ↑ "School - Annaduff Mxd N S". gov.ie. Department of Education. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
  13. ↑ "Lavagh Townland, Co. Leitrim". townlands.ie. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
  14. ↑ "Dristernan Townland, Co. Leitrim". townlands.ie. Retrieved 15 January 2021.

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