Ardagh | |
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![]() Deel Castle is a fortified tower house beside the River Deel in the civil parish of Ardagh | |
Coordinates: 54°05′52″N9°13′32″W / 54.09778°N 9.22556°W | |
Country | Ireland |
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]
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).[ citation needed ]
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Ardagh may refer to:
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