Annaduff ()
is a
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, w ...
in the
baronies Barony may refer to:
* Barony, the peerage, office of, or territory held by a baron
* Barony, the title and land held in fealty by a feudal baron
* Barony (county division), a type of administrative or geographical division in parts of the British ...
of
Mohill
Mohill (, meaning "soft ground") is a town in County Leitrim, Ireland. The town of Carrick-on-Shannon is approximately 16 km (10 miles) away.
History
The Justinian plague of Mohill devastated the local population in the 6th centur ...
and
Leitrim in
County Leitrim
County Leitrim ( ; ) is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Connacht and is part of the Northern and Western Region. It is named after the village of Leitrim, County Leitr ...
, Ireland.
Annaduff civil parish contains a
townland
A townland (; Ulster-Scots: ''toonlann'') is a traditional small land division used in Ireland and in the Western Isles of Scotland, typically covering . The townland system is of medieval Gaelic origin, predating the Norman invasion, and mo ...
of the same name, and overlaps with the
electoral division
An electoral (congressional, legislative, etc.) district, sometimes called a constituency, riding, or ward, is a geographical portion of a political unit, such as a country, state or province, city, or administrative region, created to provid ...
of Annaduff.
The civil parish, which is approximately in area,
contains the villages of
Drumod
Dromod or Drumod () is a village in County Leitrim, Ireland. Dromod is a fishing village beside Bofin and Boderg, which are threaded by the River Shannon. Built along the River Shannon, this is a Tidy Towns winner with a modern harbour that is ...
,
Drumsna
Drumsna ( which translates as ''the ridge of the swimming place'') is a village in County Leitrim, Ireland. It is situated 6 km east of Carrick-on-Shannon on the River Shannon and is located off the N4 road (Ireland), N4 Roads in Irela ...
and
Aghamore
Aghamore () is a townland in County Leitrim, Ireland, located on the main N4 national primary road between Dublin and Sligo.
See also
*List of towns and villages in the Republic of Ireland
This is a link page for cities, towns and villages i ...
.
Annaduff civil parish was historically coterminous with the
Church of Ireland
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parish of the same name and the equivalent
Catholic parish
In the Catholic Church, a parish () is a stable community of the faithful within a particular church, whose pastoral care has been entrusted to a parish priest (Latin: ''parochus''), under the authority of the diocesan bishop. It is the lowest ecc ...
.
The Church of Ireland (Anglican) parish church, Saint Anne's Church in Annaduff townland, was built in 1815.
It is within the
Diocese of Ardagh. The Catholic parish church, St. Mary's Church of the Immaculate Conception in Aghamore townland, dates from the 1830s. It is in the
Roman Catholic Diocese of Ardagh and Clonmacnoise
The Diocese of Ardagh and Clonmacnoise (; ) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in Ireland.
Geography
The diocese is entirely within the Republic of Ireland and contains most of counties Longford and Leitrim, with parts of counties ...
. Annaduff National School, which is located alongside the Catholic church in Aghamore, had an enrollment of approximately 200 pupils as of 2024.
Townlands
Annaduff civil parish contains approximately 60 townlands.
These include its namesake townland (Annaduff, 272 acres),
and larger townlands such as Annaduff Glebe (484 acres) and Derrycarne Demense (438 acres).
Lavagh (135 acres) and Dristernan (133 acres)
are also townlands within Annaduff parish.
Further reading
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References
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Civil parishes of County Leitrim