Ardagh, Co Longford

The village of Ardagh lies to the south east of Longford town and owes its name to the diocese in which the greater part of the county is situated. It is said that St. Patrick founded a church here in the 5th century and installed St. Mel as bishop. The ancient ruins of Saint Mel's Cathedral are near the present Church of Ireland and St. Mel himself is said to be buried within the walls. Ardagh is a very attractive Estate Village and its distinctive architecture as a planned estate has led to its designation as a Heritage Village. It has featured regularly in the forefront of the National Tidy Towns Awards.

Places to Visit in Ardagh Ardagh Heritage Centre

Ardagh Accommodation Accom Type: Hotels & Guesthouses Hotel Bed and Breakfast Guesthouse Self-Catering Hostel Destination: Antrim Belfast City Armagh Carlow Cavan Clare Cork City Cork County Derry City Derry County Donegal Down Dublin City Dublin City Centre Dublin Airport Dublin - North County Dublin - South County Dublin - West County Fermanagh Galway City Galway County Kerry Kildare Kilkenny City Kilkenny County Laois Leitrim Limerick City Limerick County Longford Louth Mayo Meath Monaghan Offaly Roscommon Shannon Airport Sligo Tipperary Tyrone Waterford City Waterford County Westmeath Wexford Wicklow Arrive: Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31   2008 2009 Nights: 1 night 2 nights 3 nights 4 nights 5 nights 6 nights 7 nights 8 nights 9 nights 10 nights 11 nights 12 nights 13 nights 14 nights Guests: 1 person 2 people 3 people 4 people 5 people 6 people 7 people 8 people

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