Standard Name:
Ardrahan Village
Irish Form of Name:
Ard rathain
Translation:
[Ardrahan means] hill of the ferns
Other Forms of the Name with authority source (if provided) in italics:
Ardrahan
Ardrahin Lady’s and Farmers Almanack 1838
Ardrahan Village Mr. Robt. Lambert, Tithe Collector
Ardrahan Village Rev. G. Dwyer, Rector Ardrahan
Description:
A church in this village built in 1809 capable of accommodating from 200 to 300 persons – 25 houses, a Petty Sessions and Manor Court held here. One fair here each year on the 12th November. 1 mason, 1 Slater, 1 Cooper, 4 Shoemakers, 4 Tailors, 1 Grocer and 4 Public Houses and 3 Lodging Houses, a Post Office and Police Station here. See page 11, No. 1 Book, Parish Ardrahan.
Situation:
In the townlands of Ardrahan North and Ardrahan South, parish of Ardrahan, Barony of Dunkellin and County Galway.
Information from the Ordnance Survey Letters:
The Ordnance Survey Letters are letters between John O'Donovan and his supervisor, Thomas Larcom, regarding the work of compiling the Field Books. These letters provide further discussion on many of the places listed in the Field Books.
References to this place can be found in the following letter.