Ardara, County Donegal
Ardara (English: /ɑːrˈdrɑː/ ar-DRAH; Irish: Ard an Rátha, meaning 'height of the fort') 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. The population of 731 at the 2011 Census represented an increase of about 30% since 2006. In 2012, The Irish Times named it the best village in which to live in Ireland.
History
The Donegal County Directory for 1862 shows the administrative positions that were held in the county in that year, including several in Ardara. There is a photograph of Brendan Behan in Ardara with a glass of tomato juice while visiting Gildea's (now the Beehive) in 1960.
Notable people
- Bibi Baskin, television personality
- Damian Diver, Gaelic footballer
- John Doherty, musician
- Eileen Flynn, Traveller activist and Senator
- Martin Gavigan, Gaelic footballer
- Paddy McGrath, Gaelic footballer
- Anthony Molloy, captained Donegal in their first All-Ireland Senior Football Championship title-winning season in 1992
- Pat Shovelin, Donegal goalkeeping coach in their second All-Ireland Senior Football Championship title-winning season in 2012
See also
References
- ^ Maps, Weather, and Airports for Ardara, Ireland Archived 27 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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
Media related to Ardara, County Donegal at Wikimedia Commons
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