People and Places of Galway

Standard Name:

Ardagheena

Irish Form of Name:

Ard a Chaona

Translation:

hill of the moss

Civil Parish:

Monivea
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Other Forms of the Name with authority source (if provided) in italics:

Ardagheena
Ard a Chaona
Ard a Chaona
Glannaglogaun North B. S. Sketch Map
Ard Aoibhín Mount Pleasant
Part thereof called Ardagheena Vestry Book 1826 at Athenry
Ardavan Vestry Book 1826 at Athenry
Deerpark Vestry Book 1826 at Athenry
Ardaheenagh Vestry Book 1826 at Athenry
Incorporated Soiciety Ardeevan Vestry Book 1826 at Athenry

Description:

All under tillage. It is the property of Mr. French. It is chiefly cultivated with the exception of two portions of heathy pasture the North and West side of the town of Monivea, and comprised in this townland in its western side is a Trigl. Station, and a well on its western extremity called Poullaghvullaun, there is a small village East of Monivea called Ardagheena.

Situation:

North of Monivea adjoining - It is situated North of and adjoining to Monivea bounded on the North by Killaclogher and Peak, West by Poulbweee, South by Glanagloughaun South and South by do, East by Monivea Demesne.

What is a townland?:

A townland is one of the smallest land divisions in Ireland. They range in size from a few acres to thousands of acres. Many are Gaelic in origin, but some came into existence after the Norman invasion of 1169

Townland:

Ardagheena is in Glennagloghaun townland.

Original OS maps at the Ordnance Survey of Ireland website.
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Ardagheena

Information from the National Monuments Service.
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Archaeological map from the National Monuments Service

Information about Ardagheena

Information from O'Donovan's Field Name Books

Townland Information

Information From Maps