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Ard

Height, high place. Written Ard — the same Irish word, ard, in the spellings English gave it.

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The word

Ard is a height, a high place — Ardmore, the great height; Armagh, Ard Mhacha, the height of Macha, on which Patrick founded his church. It also appears as an adjective meaning high, which is why an Ard- name may describe a hill or something built on one.

Source: P. W. Joyce, The Origin and History of Irish Names of Places (1869–1913) · Logainm ↗

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What does Ard mean in Irish place names?

Height, high place: it is the Irish ard. Ard is a height, a high place — Ardmore, the great height; Armagh, Ard Mhacha, the height of Macha, on which Patrick founded his church. It also appears as an adjective meaning high, which is why an Ard- name may describe a hill or something built on one.

How is Ard spelled in Irish?

ard. English spellings of the same word include Ard, because the names were written down by ear.

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