BROWSE
townland
Ráth Liag
genitive: Ráth Liag
(Irish)
Rathleague
(English)

Glossary

ráth, ráith
English ring-fort
lia, liag
English stone, pillar-stone

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    the ring-fort of the stones
    liag — ginideach uatha nó iolra de lia nó ginideach iolra de liag

    Tá imfhálú sa chúinne thoir theas den bhaile fearainn seo (www.archaeology.ie) ar an teorainn le bf Doire (#28489).

    Ainmneacha stairiúla:
    An chuid thuaidh den bhaile fearainn a ghobann isteach i bparóiste Shrúbh Bó, ba chuid de ghabháltas Phiogóideach an Dísirt é. Is cosúil ar chur síos 1608 ar theorainneacha a thailte gur don phíosa talún seo a thagair an logainm stairiúil ‘Rahynenenarran’, et var.: 1551 ‘Tyrryn, Rahynenenarran, Rathmasbockewre’ F (Éadbhaird) 928 = 1568 ‘Rahieninarne’, ‘Dirren, Rathenenarren, Rathmasbockenire’ = 1608 ‘Dirreye, Rathuneran, Rathnasbowke’ CPR 126b < Ráithín na nAirne (?) “the (little) ring-fort of the sloes”. (Féach ‘thence through the middle of the said ditch to Rahieninarne, leaving the rath aforesaid with the lands of the aforesaid Robert Pigott, thence … northwestward [.i. siar ó thuaidh ar feadh theorainn thiar theas bf Ballymooney]’ CPR 113.)

    Cf. bf Doire (#28489).

Centrepoint

53.0189, -7.26864latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1518
Rathlege?
William Kelly
Kildare Rent. Leathanach: 249
1549
Ralinge
Carrigan MS Imleabhar: 46, Leathanach: 68
1551
Raliege
parcel of Farryn y liallor in Leix
F Leathanach: 716
1557c
Ralyege
P.R.O.L. Leathanach: 62/1
1563
Ralege
F Leathanach: 494
1564c
Raleige
Survey
1569
Rathlege
Francis Cosbie, gent
F Leathanach: 1376
1570
Rathlegg
F Leathanach: 1624
1594
Rathleige
Isaac, son and heir of Nich. White
F Leathanach: 5904
1618
Rathelege
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 9 J I
1623
Rathbegg?
rectory of Kilcolmanbane
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 24 J I
1659
Rathleague
Cen. Leathanach: 497
1660c
Rathleige
BSD (La) Leathanach: 95
1805
Rathleague
Cahill (La)
1805
Rathleague
Cahill (La)
1838
Rathleague
Map (Kemmis):AL Leathanach: LA029,10
1838
Rathlege
Inq. J I:AL Leathanach: LA029,10
1838
Rathleague
BS:AL Leathanach: LA029,10
1838
Rathleague
HCons PR:AL  Leathanach: LA029,10
1838
Rathleague
Cahill Co. Map:AL Leathanach: LA029,10
1838
Rath líag, 'rath of the stones'
OD:AL Leathanach: LA029,10
1838
Rathleegg
Ecc. Annals:AL Leathanach: LA029,10
1838
Rathleague
"Compare with 'Athleague'." [Nóta OD]
OC:AL Leathanach: LA029,10
2004
rat̪ˈliːg
Áit.
2006
ratˈliːg
Áit.

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