History of the Diocese of Ardagh.

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Diocesan Office, Ballinalee Road. Longford. Longford. Telephone: Fax: – Email: info@ The Diocese of Ardagh, as distinct from that of Clonmacnois, with which it is now united, takes its name from the village of Ardagh, now a picturesque village in County Longford.

We know that St. Patrick came to Ardagh and founded a Church there from two of our earliest sources of information about his life, the Memoir of Tirechan in the Book. Ecclesiastical history Lordship and Kingdom of Ireland. The union of the sees of Ardagh and Clonmacnoise, which had been proposed inwas carried into effect following the death of Stephen MacEgan, Bishop of Meath on 30 Maywho had been administering the see of Clonmacnoise.

Augustine Cheevers, Bishop of Ardagh, was translated to the see of Meath on 7 Augustand Bishop: Francis Duffy, Bishop of Ardagh and Clonmacnoise. The Bishop of Ardagh was a separate episcopal title which took its name after the village of Ardagh, County Longford in the Republic of was used by the Roman Catholic Church untiland intermittently by the Church of Ireland until Tradition states that a monastery was founded at Ardagh by St Patrick, and that his nephew, St.

Mel (died c), was its bishop or abbot. Genre/Form: History: Additional Physical Format: Online version: Monahan, John. Records relating to the dioceses of Ardagh and Clonmacnoise. Dublin, M.H. Gill and Son. The Diocese of Ardagh (Church of Ireland) covered mainly counties Leitrim and Longford, but also parts of Cavan, Roscommon, Sligo and Westmeath.

Up to it was a separate Diocese, from it was held by the Protestant Bishop of Kilmore; from by the Archbishop of Tuam and then in it was united with the Diocese of Kilmore.

The DIOCESE of ARDAGH appears to have been founded either by St. Patrick or by his disciple and nephew, St. Mell, a Briton, who became bishop and abbot of Ardagh before the. year Of his successors until the arrival of the English, in the reign of Hen.

II., little with certainty is known, and nothing remarkable is recorded of any. Brief History of the United Diocese of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh ‘The united dioceses of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh include parts of three Irish provinces: Ulster, Connacht and Leinster.

The diocese of Kilmore covers most of County Cavan, north County Leitrim and small areas of the neighbouring counties of Fermanagh, Longford and Donegal. Mary Kury’s book, simply called ‘Ardagh’, was launched by Liam Irwin, who is an expert on local and national history. He delivered a 25 minutes address, which was wide ranging about the book and Mary’s contribution to local history.

He went through the headings and subjects included in the book linking them to national happenings of the. Catholic Diocese of Ardagh (and Clonmacnois) Colm O’Reilly, Bishop Emeritus.

General Information. Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese Erected: 5th Century Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Armagh; Rite:. Philip Ardagh has books on Goodreads with ratings.

Philip Ardagh’s most popular book is Awful End (Eddie Dickens Trilogy, #1). The Diocese of Ardagh is a Roman Catholic episcopal see in Ireland. The bishop is Bishop Francis Duffy, appointed in Location: Diocese of Ardagh, Ireland. Records Relating to the Diocese of Ardagh and Clonmacnoise by Very Rev John Canon Monaghan was published in The diocese extends into seven counties including Longford, Leitrim, Westmeath, Offaly, Cavan, Roscommon and Sligo with a total of forty-one parishes.

The historic sees of Kilmore and Ardagh were intermittently united in the 17th and 18th centuries until they were finally united in They were further merged with the see of Elphin in to form the current Diocese of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh.

It is for this reason that the united diocese has two cathedrals in current use as well as a Bishop: Ferran Glenfield, Bishop of Kilmore, Elphin and. This website contains images from the NLI’s collection of Catholic parish register microfilms.

The registers contain records of baptisms and marriages from the majority of Catholic parishes in Ireland and Northern Ireland up to   The modern Diocese of Ardagh includes nearly all of Longford, the greater part of Leitrim, and portions of King's County, Westmeath, Roscommon, and Sligo.

There is a cathedral chapter of Ardagh and Clonmacnoise, and there are forty-one parishes in the united dioceses. Rev William O’Higgins, Bishop of Ardagh ( – ). William Higgins (he later added the ‘O’ to his name as a tribute to his friend Daniel O’Connell) was born in in Barragh Beg townland, thirteenth and youngest child of William and Elizabeth Higgins.

The parish is centered around the villages of Ardagh and Moydow. Ardagh from the Irish 'Ardachadh' means high field or high ground.

The present village was built around Ardagh House by the Fetherson family in the early18th and 19th century based on a design by a Victorian architect, and has many unique features, including an impressive clock. The Clergy of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh includes: Details of 3, clergy with genealogical notes - Photographs of all the churches in use as well as several others - Brief histories of the Dioceses of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh, and notes on the history of some parishes.

Ardagh & Clonmacnois Diocese. The diocese of Ardagh and Clonmacnois is spread over parts of seven counties in the centre of Ireland. It includes almost all of Longford, half of Leitrim and parts of Westmeath, Offaly, Cavan, Roscommon and Sligo.

It covers an area of 2, sq. km and has 41 parishes. The more modern name Sliabh gCalraighe, means the hill of Calraighe - an ancient people who dwelt in the district at the dawn of history. Ancient tales, imaginary or not, indicate that Bri Leith was a place of renown.

Historians agree that the first seeds of the Christian religion in .The former Diocese of Clonmacnoise was said to be united to that of Ardagh in the s. The modern Diocese of Ardagh includes nearly all of Longford, the greater part of Leitrim, and portions of King's County, Westmeath, Roscommon, and Sligo.

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