Ardglass, County Down
Origin
Ir. Ard Ghlais ‘green height’
Background
Village is 9.5km SE of Downpatrick
bar: Lecale Lower
Ard ‘height’ in this case appears to be feminine rather than masculine as is normally the case.
The name Ardglass refers both to this townland and to the parish in which the townland is situated. The place-name is first recorded in c.1211 (Arglass, Pipe Roll John 58) and the name of the church is recorded as Ecclesia de Ardglassce in c.1306 (Eccles. Tax. 34) and as Capella Beatae Mariae de Ardglas ‘the chapel of Blessed Mary of Ardglass’ in 1449 (Reg. Mey (EA) 35). The place-name is also recorded in the Irish language in 1433 (co hAird Glais, AFM iv 892) and in 1453 (i nArd Glaisse, AFM iv 986). The ‘green height’ referred to seems to be the hill known as The Ward which overlooks the harbour in the town. The present Church of Ireland church marks the site of the church referred to in c.1306 and in 1449 (see above). However, Reeves (EA 35) informs us that the original parish church of St Nicholas was about half a mile north-east of the town, in the townland of Ardtole where the ruins of a church still stand.
References
McKay, P. (2007): A Dictionary of Ulster Place-Names, p. 6, PMcK, 2009Additional Information
T., 1851 Census
Historical name form
Old Form | Ref. Date | Reference |
---|---|---|
Áth Glaise | 1180 | Miscell. Ann. |
Ardglassce, Ecclesia de | 1306c | Eccles. Tax. 34 |
Ardeglas | 1427 | Cal. Canc. Hib. (EA) 36 (i 242) |
co hAird-glais | 1433 | AU iii 126 |
go haird glais | 1433 | AFM iv 892 |
o Aird-glais | 1433 | AU iii 126 |
Ardglas, capella beate Maria de | 1449 | Reg. Mey 133, 170 |
Ardglas, de Chastell'' et Manoire | 1450c | Stat. Rolls Ire. Hen. VI 194 |
i nard glaisi | 1453 | AFM iv 986 |
i nard glaisse | 1453 | AFM iv 986 |
Ard Ghlais | 1989 | GÉ 7 |
Ard Ghlas ""green height"" | 1999 | Dict. Ulst. PN 6 |
aird ghlas ""green promontory"" or ard glas ""green | 2001 | HMC replies HMCsched |
Arglass | 1211c | Pipe Roll John 58 |
Arglas | 1216c | CDI $755 |
the vills of Arglas, Artbehel, and Ros'' | 1260 | CDI $678 |
Ardtwele al Ardglas | 1442 | Reg. Prene (EA) 36 |
Ardglas | 1449 | Reg. Mey 186, 212 |
Ardglas al Ardtwele | 1449 | Reg. Mey 170 |
Ardglasse | 1449 | Reg. Mey 189 |
Ardglass | 1518 | Kildare Rent. 61 |
Ardglasse in le Cale, manor of | 1537 | PBNHPS (1933-34) 65 |
Ardglasse, manor of | 1540 | Rentals & Surveys Down 77 |
(?)Newehouse | 1549 | Ex. Inq. (Dn) 3 Ed. VI 15 |
Arglas | 1567 | Goghe's Map |
Arglas | 1570c | Nowel's Ire. (1) |
Ardglas | 1580 | Maps (DF) Map NLI |
Ardglas | 1580c | SE Ulster Map |
Arglas | 1595 | Mercator's Ulst. |
Arglas | 1599 | Boazio's Map (BM) |
Arglas | 1610 | Speed's Ulster |
Arglas hauen | 1610 | Speed's Ulster |
Arglis | 1610c | Norden's Map |
Ardglass alias Arglasse | 1620 | CPR Jas I 460b |
Ardglass alias Arglasse | 1621 | CPR Jas I 511a |
Arglas (+ castle) | 1654 | Blaeu Map (DF) |
in ye fields of Ardglasse, 3a | 1667 | ASE 112 a 31 |
in Ardglasse and Conny-Island, 10a | 1669 | ASE 191 a 19 |
Ardglas H.(aven) ? = Phennick Point | 1714 | Maps (DF) Moll map |
- Barony
- Lecale Lower
- Parish
- Ardglass
- Parish in 1851
- Ardglass
- Townland
- Ardglass
- Place name ID
- 12847
- Place name type
- T:V