Ardagh () is a barony in

County Longford County Longford ( gle, Contae an Longfoirt) 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 ...

Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...

Etymology

Ardagh barony derives its name from the village of

Ardagh, County Longford Ardagh (, older version ) is a village in County Longford, Ireland. Ardagh is located towards the south of County Longford, southwest of Longford town, located off the N4 road. Originally a site of pre-Christian worship, Ardagh became a site ...

(from ''Árd-achadh'', "high pasture").

Location

Ardagh barony is located in eastern

History

In Early Christian times Ardagh was the centre of Tethbae Deiscirt (South

Tethbae Tethbae (; also spelled ''Tethba'', often anglicised ''Teffia'') was a confederation of túatha in central Ireland in the Middle Ages. It was divided into two distinct kingdoms, north Tethba, ruled by the Cenél Coirpri, and south Tethba, ruled ...

). Ardagh barony was formed from the territory of Sleughtwilliam (

Edgeworthstown 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 4 ...

), the territory of Clangillernan (Templemichael), and from part of the church lands in the parishes of Ardagh and Ballymacormick.http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlkik/ihm/baronie3.htm

List of settlements

Below is a list of settlements in Ardagh barony: * Ardagh *

(Mostrim) * Lisryan *

Longford Longford () is the county town of County Longford in Ireland. It has a population of 10,008 according to the 2016 census. It is the biggest town in the county and about one third of the county's population lives there. Longford lies at the meet ...

References

Baronies of County Longford {{Kildare-geo-stub