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Djwebb2002
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Post Number: 100
Registered: 07-2005
Posted on Monday, October 03, 2005 - 05:03 pm:   Small TextLarge TextEdit Post Print Post
An academic at Queen's University Belfast in the Celtic studies department working on the NI placenames project told me my ancestral townland of Ballyardel comes from "Baile Ardail", townland of Ardal, where Ardal is a name from which the surname MacArdle is derived. The townland is mentioned in records from 1540 onwards.
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Des Johnston
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Posted on Tuesday, October 04, 2005 - 02:07 am:   Small TextLarge TextEdit Post Print Post
Where is Ballyardel? My paternal granny was a McArdle, from County Louth.

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Djwebb2002
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Post Number: 103
Registered: 07-2005
Posted on Tuesday, October 04, 2005 - 03:19 am:   Small TextLarge TextEdit Post Print Post
Ballyardel is near Kilkeel in County Down.
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Domhnall
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Post Number: 171
Registered: 06-2005


Posted on Tuesday, October 04, 2005 - 06:53 am:   Small TextLarge TextEdit Post Print Post
"1540 onwards.." Yep around then the Gaelic chieftains would have started putting a lot of things down on paper due to the continuing English onslaught into Gaelic Ireland. They would have entered Down bout 60 years after that.
Em yiz have got to be related! I'm from louth and there's quite an amicable relationship between Down and Louth.. Louth used to be in Ulster you know!
Ní Síocháin Go Saoirse.
Is í slánú na Gaeilge athghabháil na Saoirse
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Dennis
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Post Number: 392
Registered: 02-2005


Posted on Tuesday, October 04, 2005 - 03:11 pm:   Small TextLarge TextEdit Post Print Post
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Ardal is a name from which the surname MacArdle is derived



< Artghal = art (bear) + gal (valour) ?
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Diarmo
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Username: Diarmo

Post Number: 160
Registered: 08-2004


Posted on Thursday, October 06, 2005 - 06:35 am:   Small TextLarge TextEdit Post Print Post
SURNAME DICTIONARY/ SLOINNTE NA h-EIREANN

Ardill rare: Ulster & Leinster. Possibly from MacArdle. Ir. Mac Ardghail.

Mac Ardghail Mac Ardle: líonmhar: deisceart Uladh & tuaisceart Laighean .i. Oirghialla - dúiche lenar bhain siad riamh. Gaolmhar le Mac Mathúna. Brí: ard-ghaisce.MIF & SGG.

Mac Ardghail rare: scattered. Ir. Lang. See Mac Ardle.

MacArdle Very numerous. Armagh-S Down-Monaghan-Louth-Meath etc. Ir. Mac Ardghail, "high valour". A sept related to the Mac Mahons of Oriel (Armagh etc).MIF.

MacCardell Very rare: Down. See Mac Cardle.

MacCardle rare: Down etc. Ir. Mac Ardghail (high valour). They were related to the Mac Mahons of Oriel. See also Mac Ardle.

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