BROWSE
townland
Ráth Mhachaire
genitive: Ráth Mhachaire
validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Rathmaher
(English)

Glossary

English plain
ráth, ráith
English ring-fort

Explanatory note

Centrepoint

52.1795, -8.8495latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1638
Rathmagher
Inq.(Co) Leathanach: V 184
1655
Raghmaghe
DS
1657
Rathmaghery
Inq.(Co) Leathanach: VII, 110
1660c.
Rathmahery
BSD (Co) Leathanach: 173
1662
Rathmaghery
ASE Leathanach: 59-b
1662
Rathmaherry
ASE Leathanach: 59-b
1669
Rathmaheery
CSP C II Leathanach: 774
1717
Rathmaghery
CGn. Leathanach: 17.467.9465
1769
Rathmahery
CEP Leathanach: XIV 71.3.2.
1771
Rathmahir
CEP Leathanach: XVI, 34.4.1
1785
Ramahir
CGn. Leathanach: 366.308.245263
1812
Rath-mahara
Leet Leathanach: II, 173
1834
Rathmoher
TAB Leathanach: 34
1837
Ramaher
Top. Dict. Leathanach: 1, 303
1840
Rathmaher
BS:AL
1840x
ráith machaire
EC:AL
1840y
Ráth Mhachaire, (from old authorities it would appear that the true name is Ráth Machaire) Fort of the plain,
OD:AL
1840y
“meachair” (scriosta aige féin)
OD:AL

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