placenamesTireragh
Tír Fhiachrach
Lewis distinguished the building, enlargement and repair of the union church in this part of County Mayo.
The name
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Recorded forms
- Tír Fhiachrach · Irish · main form · non-validated name
- Tireragh · English · main form
Place & story
Grants and a loan for the church
Ardnaree lies within the Mayo portion of Tireragh. In his 1837 description of Kilmoremoy, Samuel Lewis recorded that the union church at Ardnaree had been built in 1763 with a £300 gift from the Board of First Fruits. A separate £1,400 loan supported its enlargement in 1816. By the time of his account, the Ecclesiastical Commissioners had granted another £573 for repairs. These were distinct interventions: the later sums concerned enlargement and repair, rather than the original construction. [2] [3]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Tireragh. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Canonical Tireragh and Ardnaree townland hierarchy · Placenames Branch
- Kilmoremoy: A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland (1837) · Samuel Lewis
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.