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The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland - 1868
In 1868, the parish of Ardagh contained the following places:"ARDAGH, a parish chiefly in the barony of Lower Slane, partly also in that of Morgallion, in the county of Meath, province of Leinster, Ireland, 4 miles to the N.E. of Nobber. It lies near the point of meeting of the three counties of Louth, Cavan, and Monaghan, and has within its limits part of Lough Ballyhoe, the greater part of which lake is in the county of Monaghan. Limestone is quarried in large quantities in this parish. The living is a perpetual curacy in the diocese of Meath, value £102, in the patronage of the crown. A castle formerly existed here, of which there are still some remains."
[Transcribed from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland 1868]
by Colin Hinson ©2018