Ardara, County Donegal

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Ardara
Ard an Rátha
Town
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Front Street, Ardara
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Ardara
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 54°46′00″N8°24′00″W / 54.766667°N 8.4°W / 54.766667; -8.4
CountryIreland
Province Ulster
County County Donegal
Government
 •  Dáil Éireann Donegal
Elevation
[1]
45 m (148 ft)
Population
 (2022) [2]
785
Irish Grid Reference G731906
Website www.ardara.ie
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Looking down south at Front Street in Ardara in 2007
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Kilclooney dolmen near Ardara
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Glengesh Pass looking NE through glacial valley into Ardara

Ardara (English: /ɑːrˈdrɑː/ ar-DRAH; Irish : Ard an Rátha, meaning 'height of the fort' [3] ) is a small town in County Donegal, Ireland. It is located on the N56 and R261 roads. The population as of the 2022 census was 785. [2] The population of 731 at the 2011 Census represented an increase of about 30% since 2006. [4] In 2012, The Irish Times named it the best village in which to live in Ireland. [5]

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History

The Donegal County Directory for 1862 shows the administrative positions that were held in the county in that year, including several in Ardara. [6] There is a photograph of Brendan Behan in Ardara with a glass of tomato juice while visiting Gildea's (now the Beehive) in 1960. [7]

Notable people

See also

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References

  1. ↑ Maps, Weather, and Airports for Ardara, Ireland Archived 27 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  2. 1 2 "Census Interactive Map – Towns: Ardara". Census 2022 . Central Statistics Office . Retrieved 17 October 2024.
  3. ↑ "Ard an Rátha/Ardara". Placenames Database of Ireland. Government of Ireland - Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and Dublin City University . Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  4. ↑ "Population Classified by Area" (PDF). Central Statistics Office (Ireland). April 2012. p. 53. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  5. ↑ "'Best place is where you and your family flourish'". The Irish Times . 18 June 2012. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  6. ↑ "Donegal County Directory, 1862".
  7. ↑ MacSuibhne, Breandan (2 August 2020). "The summer Brendan Behan staycationed in Donegal". Sunday Independent . Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  8. ↑ Ingle, Róisín (10 July 2021). "Bibi Baskin: 'I would like to meet more than four people in the next 12 months'". Irish Times. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  9. ↑ McNulty, Chris (27 September 2013). "Meet the new backroom boys". Donegal News . Retrieved 27 September 2013. McGuinness had hoped to bring him in as a defensive coach, but the Ardara native ultimately couldn't commit at the time.
  10. ↑ "Johnny Doherty (1900-1980)". Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  11. ↑ McLaughlin, Rachel (28 June 2020). "Ardara woman makes history as first female Traveller in Oireachtas". Donegal Daily. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  12. 1 2 3 "Walking in the giant footsteps of Molloy and Gavigan". www.donegallive.ie. 21 September 2012. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  13. ↑ "GAA stars gather in Ardara to celebrate life of Pat Shovelin". Ocean FM. 5 April 2019. Retrieved 14 May 2024.

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