Ardee (barony)

Ardee Baile Átha Fhirdhia (Irish)
Barony
Sovereign state	Republic of Ireland
County	Louth
Area
• Total	217.85 km² (84.11 sq mi)

Ardee (Irish: Baile Átha Fhirdhia) is a barony in County Louth, Republic of Ireland. Ity is named after the town of Ardee (Irish: Baile Átha Fhirdhia, "town of Ferdiad's ford").

Ardee is located in central County Louth, between the Keeran River and Dundalk Bay. The barony is bordered to the north by Louth; to the south by Ferrard; and to the west by Lower Slane, County Meath and Farney, County Monaghan.

The barony was formed from the district of Uí Seanchain (Hy Segan, Hy Seanghain, O'Shanaghan). In 841, Vikings established a longphort (raiding base) at Linn Duachaill, Annagassan.

List of settlements

References

Places in County Louth
County town: Dundalk
Towns	Drogheda Dundalk
Villages and Townlands	Annagassan Ardee Ballymascanlan Baltray Blackrock Carlingford Castlebellingham Clogherhead Collon Dromiskin Dunleer Greenore Jenkinstown Knockbridge Louth Omeath Stonetown Tallanstown Termonfeckin Tullyallen
List of townlands in County Louth Category:Baronies of County Louth Category:Mountains and hills of County Louth Category:Rivers of County Louth Category:Geography of County Louth

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