Ardagh Ardach (Irish) | |
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 Baronies of County Longford. Ardagh is shaded yellow. | |
| Sovereign state | Ireland |
| County | Longford |
| Area | |
| • Total | 162.78 km2 (62.85 sq mi) |
Ardagh (Irish : Ardach) is a barony in County Longford, Ireland.
Ardagh Ardach (Irish) | |
|---|---|
| Baronies of County Longford. Ardagh is shaded yellow. | |
| Sovereign state | Ireland |
| County | Longford |
| Area | |
| • Total | 162.78 km2 (62.85 sq mi) |
Ardagh (Irish : Ardach) is a barony in County Longford, Ireland.
Ardagh barony derives its name from the village of Ardagh, County Longford (from Árd-achadh, "high pasture").
Ardagh barony is located in eastern County Longford.
In Early Christian times Ardagh was the centre of Tethbae Deiscirt (South Tethbae). Ardagh barony was formed from the territory of Sleughtwilliam (Edgeworthstown), the territory of Clangillernan (Templemichael), and from part of the church lands in the parishes of Ardagh and Ballymacormick. [1]
Below is a list of settlements in Ardagh barony:
Ardagh may refer to:
County Longford is a county in Ireland. It is in the province of Leinster. It is named after the town of Longford. Longford County Council is the local authority for the county. The population of the county was 46,634 at the 2022 census. The county is based on the historic Gaelic territory of Annaly (Anghaile), formerly known as Teffia (Teathbha).
Edgeworthstown or Mostrim is a small town in County Longford, Ireland. The town is in the east of the county, near the border with County Westmeath. Nearby towns are Longford 12 km to the west, Mullingar 26 km to the east, Athlone 40 km to the south and Cavan 42 km to the north.
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The Conmhaicne were a people of early Ireland, perhaps related to the Laigin, who dispersed to various parts of Ireland. They settled in Connacht and Longford, giving their name to several Conmaicne territories. T. F. O'Rahilly's assertion the Conmaicne were non-Goidelic is not widely accepted.
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South Longford was a parliamentary constituency in Ireland, which returned one Members of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
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