Ardara (English: /ɑːrˈdrɑː/ ar-DRAH; Irish: Ard an Rátha, meaning 'height of the fort'[3]) is a small town in County Donegal, Ireland. It is located on the N56 and R261 roads. The population as of the 2022 census was 785.[2] The population of 731 at the 2011 Census represented an increase of about 30% since 2006.[4] In 2012, The Irish Times named it the best village in which to live in Ireland.[5]
Ardara
Ard an Rátha | |
|---|---|
Town | |
 Front Street, Ardara | |
  Ardara Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 54°46′00″N 8°24′00″W / 54.766667°N 8.4°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Ulster |
| County | County Donegal |
| Government | |
| • Dáil Éireann | Donegal |
| Elevation | 45 m (148 ft) |
| Population | 785 |
| Irish Grid Reference | G731906 |
| Website | www |
History
editThe Donegal County Directory for 1862 shows the administrative positions that were held in the county in that year, including several in Ardara.[6] There is a photograph of Brendan Behan in Ardara with a glass of tomato juice while visiting Gildea's (now the Beehive) in 1960.[7]
Notable people
edit- Bibi Baskin, television personality[8]
- Damian Diver, Gaelic footballer[9]
- John Doherty, musician[10]
- Eileen Flynn, Traveller activist and Senator[11]
- Martin Gavigan, Gaelic footballer[12]
- Paddy McGrath, Gaelic footballer[12]
- Anthony Molloy, captained Donegal in their first All-Ireland Senior Football Championship title-winning season in 1992[12]
- Pat Shovelin, Donegal goalkeeping coach in their second All-Ireland Senior Football Championship title-winning season in 2012[13]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Maps, Weather, and Airports for Ardara, Ireland Archived 27 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b "Census Interactive Map – Towns: Ardara". Census 2022. Central Statistics Office. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
- ^ "Ard an Rátha/Ardara". Placenames Database of Ireland. Government of Ireland - Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and Dublin City University. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
- ^ "Population Classified by Area" (PDF). Central Statistics Office (Ireland). April 2012. p. 53. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
- ^ "'Best place is where you and your family flourish'". The Irish Times. 18 June 2012. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
- ^ "Donegal County Directory, 1862".
- ^ MacSuibhne, Breandan (2 August 2020). "The summer Brendan Behan staycationed in Donegal". Sunday Independent. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
- ^ Ingle, Róisín (10 July 2021). "Bibi Baskin: 'I would like to meet more than four people in the next 12 months'". Irish Times. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
- ^ McNulty, Chris (27 September 2013). "Meet the new backroom boys". Donegal News. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
McGuinness had hoped to bring him in as a defensive coach, but the Ardara native ultimately couldn't commit at the time.
- ^ "Johnny Doherty (1900-1980)". Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
- ^ McLaughlin, Rachel (28 June 2020). "Ardara woman makes history as first female Traveller in Oireachtas". Donegal Daily. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
- ^ a b c "Walking in the giant footsteps of Molloy and Gavigan". www.donegallive.ie. 21 September 2012. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
- ^ "GAA stars gather in Ardara to celebrate life of Pat Shovelin". Ocean FM. 5 April 2019. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
External links
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Media related to Ardara, County Donegal at Wikimedia Commons