Ardagh, County Mayo
Ardagh is a parish and village in North Mayo, located slightly to the south of Ballina,
at Latitude: 54° 5' 52 N, Longitude: 9° 13' 32 W.
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. The earliest record of the first church in Ardagh is in an 1198 epistle issued by Pope Innocent 3rd. The parish contains two castles, along with a community centre, a Gaelic football pitch which narrows at one end, 3 national schools, and a local pub, Mickey O'Boyles.
