BROWSE
townland
Ráithín Chill Leáin
genitive: Ráithín Chill Leáin
(Irish)
Raheenkillane
(English)

Glossary

English church
English small ring-fort

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

52.7261, -6.80777latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1544
Rahyne in Fohyrt alias Fodyrt
COD Imleabhar: iv, 260
1562
Rahyn
COD Imleabhar: v, 126
1605
Rahin
CPR Leathanach: 41
1619
Rahenkillane
CPR Leathanach: 454
1631
Raghen
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 27 C I
1660c
Rahenkillen
BSD (Ce) Leathanach: 79
1660c
Rahinkillin
BSD (Ce)
1839
Raheenkillane
BS:AL
1839
Raheenkillane
Kinsella, W.:AL
1839
Raheenkillane
Morris, R.:AL
1839
Ráithín Chilláin
OC:AL
1839
Raithín cille Aine, little rath of Killane
OD:AL
1839
Ráithín Chilláin
pl:AL
1996
rahiːnˈkilan
Áit.

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