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county
barony
civil parish
townland
Explanatory note
- English
'The boundaries of the isolated townland of Raheenkillane suggest that it, which lies in an area still heavily wooded in the 17th century, might represent the share of the common woodland of Forth which belonged to Bendinstown' K. W. Nicholls, 'Miscellanea: Counties Carlow and Wicklow', Dinnseanchas 4 (1970) 33. [Raheenkillane taobh le bf Killane]
Centrepoint
Historical references
1544 |
Rahyne in Fohyrt alias Fodyrt
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COD Imleabhar: iv, 260
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1562 |
Rahyn
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COD Imleabhar: v, 126
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1605 |
Rahin
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CPR Leathanach: 41
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1619 |
Rahenkillane
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CPR Leathanach: 454
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1631 |
Raghen
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Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 27 C I
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1660c |
Rahenkillen
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BSD (Ce) Leathanach: 79
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1660c |
Rahinkillin
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1839 |
Raheenkillane
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1839 |
Raheenkillane
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1839 |
Raheenkillane
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1839 |
Ráithín Chilláin
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1839 |
Raithín cille Aine, little rath of Killane
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1839 |
Ráithín Chilláin
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1996 |
rahiːnˈkilan
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