Annaduff, County Leitrim
Annaduff (Irish: Eanach Duibh, meaning 'marsh of Dubh')[1] is a civil parish in the baronies of Mohill and Leitrim in County Leitrim, Ireland.[2][3] Annaduff civil parish contains a townland of the same name, and overlaps with the electoral division of Annaduff.[1][4] The civil parish, which is approximately 44.6 km2 (17.2 sq mi) in area,[2] contains the villages of Drumod, Drumsna and Aghamore.[3][5][6]
Annaduff civil parish was historically coterminous with the Church of Ireland parish of the same name and the equivalent Catholic parish.[3] The Church of Ireland (Anglican) parish church, Saint Anne's Church in Annaduff townland, was built in 1815.[7] It is within the Diocese of Ardagh.[8] The Catholic parish church, St. Mary's Church of the Immaculate Conception in Aghamore townland, dates from the 1830s.[9] It is in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ardagh and Clonmacnoise.[10] Annaduff National School, which is located alongside the Catholic church in Aghamore,[11] had an enrollment of approximately 200 pupils as of 2024.[12]
Townlands
[edit]Annaduff civil parish contains approximately 60 townlands.[2] These includes its namesake townland (Annaduff, 272 acres),[4] and larger townlands such as Annaduff Glebe (484 acres) and Derrycarne Demense (438 acres).[2] Lavagh (135 acres)[13] and Dristernan (133 acres)[14] are also townlands within Annaduff parish.[2]
Further reading
[edit]- Ward, Tony (1993). Eanach Dubh : A History of Annaduff and Dromod. Leitrim: Leitrim Observer – via Leitrim County Council Decade of Centenaries Programme.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Eanach Duibh / Annaduff". logainm.ie. Irish Placenames Database. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
- ^ a b c d e "Civil Parish of Annaduff, Co. Leitrim". townlands.ie. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
- ^ a b c Lewis, Samuel, ed. (1837). "Annaduff, or Annaghduff, a parish". A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland. Lewis – via libraryireland.com.
- ^ a b "Annaduff Townland, Co. Leitrim". townlands.ie. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
- ^ "Sub-units of: Eanach Duibh/Annaduff (towns)". logainm.ie. Irish Placenames Database. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
- ^ "Sub-units of: Eanach Duibh/Annaduff (population centres)". logainm.ie. Irish Placenames Database. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
- ^ "Saint Anne's Church (Annaduff), Annaduff, Leitrim". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
- ^ "Parishes in the Ardagh Diocese". dkea.ie. Kilmore, Elphin & Ardagh Church of Ireland Dioceses. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
South Leitrim Group of Parishes [..] is made up of ten churches [..including..] Annaduff (St Ann)
- ^ "Catholic Church of the Immaculate Conception, Aghamore [Drum By.], Aghamore, Leitrim". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
- ^ "Parish Details - Annaduff". ardaghdiocese.org. Ardagh & Clonmacnois Dioces. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
- ^ "About Our School". annaduffns.ie. Annaduff National School.
Annaduff National School is situated behind the [RC] church on the main N4 in the village of Aghamore
- ^ "School - Annaduff Mxd N S". gov.ie. Department of Education. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
- ^ "Lavagh Townland, Co. Leitrim". townlands.ie. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
- ^ "Dristernan Townland, Co. Leitrim". townlands.ie. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
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