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- Personnes
- 1,668
- Foyers
- 343
- Personnes
- 1,550 -7.1%
- Foyers
- 289 -15.7%
À propos
Ardagh is a small parish located in County Mayo in the west of Ireland, situated in the broader landscape of Connacht. The parish forms part of the wider ecclesiastical and administrative geography of County Mayo, a county known for its dramatic western scenery, including moorlands, boglands, and coastal features. The terrain of this region is characterised by rolling hills and typical Irish countryside, with the landscape shaped by glacial activity and the region's significant rainfall. Like much of Mayo, Ardagh would have been historically dominated by pastoral farming and traditional rural land use, with the parish boundaries reflecting centuries of settlement patterns and ecclesiastical organisation.
Ardagh, like many Irish parishes, has deep historical roots in the Christian tradition. The parish structure itself developed through the medieval period, with Irish parishes typically organised around early monastic sites or later parish churches. The area would have been influenced by the broader historical trajectories of County Mayo, including periods of Gaelic lordship, Norman influence, and later English administration. Understanding Ardagh requires recognition of these wider historical contexts that shaped settlement, land ownership, and cultural identity across the county over many centuries.
The parish would have served as a focal point for local community life, with the parish church functioning as the spiritual and social centre for residents. In Irish rural communities, the parish remained a fundamental unit of organisation well into the modern period, encompassing not only religious functions but also aspects of local governance and social cohesion. The community of Ardagh, like other Mayo parishes, would have been bound together through shared religious observance, local events, and the practical necessities of rural agricultural life.
Today, Ardagh represents one of many small parishes that continue to form the ecclesiastical fabric of County Mayo and the wider Catholic Church in Ireland. These parishes, though often with diminishing populations, retain cultural and historical significance for their communities and contribute to the overall heritage and identity of the county. Understanding parishes like Ardagh provides insight into the traditional structures through which Irish rural life has been organised and how communities have maintained continuity across centuries of social and economic change.
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Baronnie
Tirawley
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Nom irlandais
Ardach
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Griffith's Valuation
National Archives of Ireland (c. 1830s-1850s)
3 occupiers recorded in Griffith's Valuation across 1 townlands (1830s-1850s).
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Source: Valuation Office Books, National Archives of Ireland. Public records.
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- Anglais
- Ardagh
- Irlandais
- Ardach
- Baronnie
- Tirawley
- Comté
- Mayo