BROWSE
townland
Ráth Ghobáin
genitive: Ráth Ghobáin
validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Rathcobane
(English)

Glossary

ráth, ráith
English ring-fort

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    the fort of Gobán
    Gobán -- ainm pearsanta. Maidir le díghlórú g-gh- > c i ndiaidh an fhocail Ráth, féach leis an logainm Ráth Caola i Luimneach (= Ráith Gaola bliain 1487). Deintear tagairt don díghlórú seo in alt le T.F. O'Rahilly, Hermathena xx

  • English

    the fort of Gobán
    Gobán -- personal name. The devoicing of initial g- or gh- > c following the word Ráth is touched on in an article by T.F. O'Rahilly, Hermathena xx. Compare the placename Ráth Caola in Limerick (= Ráith Gaola, 1487)

Centrepoint

52.0054, -8.24672latitude, longitude
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Archival records

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Historical references

1567
Rathgobban
F Leathanach: 1095
1573
Rahgabban
F Leathanach: 2249
1578
Rathgobban
F Leathanach: 3287
1594
Rathcomane
F Leathanach: 5903
1637
Rathgobbane
Inq.(Co) Leathanach: vi, 99
1655
Rathgobbin
DS
1655
Rathgobbane
DS (P)
1660c
Rathgobbane
BSD (Co) Leathanach: 36
1685
Rathgobnitt
Hib. Del.
1811
Rathcubbane
Bath
1841
Rathgobbane
DS Ref.:AL Leathanach: Co361,23
1841y
Rath Gobain, 'Gobban's rath or earthen fort'
OD:AL Leathanach: Co361,23
1841x
Raith Gobbáin
pl:AL Leathanach: Co361,23
1841
Rathcobane
Co. Treas. Warrant:AL Leathanach: Co164,27
1841
Raith Ghobáin, 'Gobbans rath or earthen fort'
OC/OD:AL Leathanach: Co164,27
1841
Rathcobane
"The true name is 'Rathgobbane,' St Gobban's rath." [Nóta OD]
OD:AL Leathanach: Co164,27
1841
Rathcobane
Agent (Shaw):AL Leathanach: Co361,23
1841
Rathcobane
O'Callaghan, D.:AL Leathanach: Co361,23
1841
Rathcobane
Barry, Rev. J.:AL Leathanach: Co361,23
1841
Rathcobane
Barry, E.:AL Leathanach: Co361,23
1841
Rathcobane
Police Reg. Bk.:AL (Co) Leathanach: Co361,23
1841
Rathcobane
Co. Cess Applot.:AL Leathanach: Co361,23
1841
Rathcobane
Co. Treas.:AL Leathanach: Co361,23
1841
Rathcobane
Agent (Shaw):AL Leathanach: Co164,27
1841
Rathcobane
O'Callaghan, D.:AL Leathanach: Co164,27
1841
Rathcobane
Barry, Rev. J.:AL Leathanach: Co164,27
1841
Rathcobane
Barry, E.:AL Leathanach: Co164,27
1841
Rathcobane
Police Reg. Bk.:AL (Co) Leathanach: Co164,27
1841
Rathcobane
Cess Applot.:AL Leathanach: Co164,27
1841
Rathcobane
"The true name is 'Rathgobban'." [Nóta OD]
OD:AL Leathanach: Co361,23
1923
Ráth Ghobáin, "Goban's Ráth"
PRIA 36 C 11 Leathanach: 174

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