| Ardagh | |
| Settlement Type: | Civil parish |
| Coordinates: | 54.0978°N -9.2256°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Ireland |
| Subdivision Type1: | County |
| Subdivision Name1: | Mayo |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
Ardagh [1] is a civil parish and townland in County Mayo, located slightly to the southwest of Ballina.[2] [3] [4]
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.[2] The earliest record of the first church in Ardagh is in an 1198 epistle issued by Pope Innocent 3rd.[5] The parish contains two castles: Deel Castle and Rappa Castle. There is also a community centre, a Gaelic football pitch, three national schools, and a local pub, Mickey O'Boyles (The Halfway House).