Ardee

Ardee ( ; , ) is a town and townland in County Louth, Ireland. It is located at the intersection of the N2, N52, and N33 roads. The town shows evidence of development from the thirteenth century onward but as a result of the continued development of the town since then much of the fabric of the medieval town has been removed. The town is in a civil parish of the same name. Ardee is on the banks of the River Dee and is equidistant between the county's two biggest towns - approximately from Dundalk and Drogheda, while it is also close to Slane and Carrickmacross. In the 20 years between the 1996 and 2016 census, the population of Ardee increased by approximately 30%, from 3,791 to 4,928 inhabitants¹. By 2022, it had a population of 5,478.

Ardee ( ; , ) is a town and townland in County Louth, Ireland. It is located at the intersection of the N2, N52, and N33 roads. The town shows evidence of development from the thirteenth century onward but as a result of the continued development of the town since then much of the fabric of the medieval town has been removed. The town is in a civil parish of the same name. Ardee is on the banks of the River Dee and is equidistant between the county's two biggest towns - approximately from Dundalk and Drogheda, while it is also close to Slane and Carrickmacross. In the 20 years between the 1996 and 2016 census, the population of Ardee increased by approximately 30%, from 3,791 to 4,928 inhabitants. By 2022, it had a population of 5,478. ==History== ==Religion== Ardee is in the Roman Catholic parish of Ardee and Collon which lies in the Archdiocese of Armagh in the ecclesiastical province of Armagh. In April 2021, the Traditionalist Catholic Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest purchased a former convent building in Ardee, for the use of its own nuns; the Sisters Adorers. ==People== Ross Gaynor, former professional footballer Kian Leavy, professional footballer and Republic of Ireland international Donal McKenny, Gaelic footballer Mairead McGuinness, attended secondary school in Ardee Dermot O'Brien, céilí and showband musician Fergal Reilly, film maker ==References==

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