BROWSE
townland
Ráth Airne
genitive: Ráth Airne
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Ratharney
(English)

Glossary

ráth, ráith
English ring-fort

Explanatory note

  • English

    ring-fort of sloes, of (the) ridge?

Centrepoint

53.5982, -7.65523latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1629
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Cotton Map
1655
Raharna
DS
c.1660
Raharna
BSD Leathanach: 117
1751
Ratharne
CGn. Imleabhar: 148.299.99665
1813
Ratharney
Edgeworth
1835
Ratharney
HCER 1826:AL
1835
Ratharney
BS:AL
1835
Ratharney
Lennon:AL
1835
Ratharney
Gaver, P.P.:AL
1835
Ratharney
Edgeworth Map (AL)
1835
Raharna
DS Ref.:AL
1835
Raharnagh
DS Map:AL
1835
Rath Athairne, “Harney’s Rath or earthen fort”
OD:AL
1835
Holy Well here Colum Kille
pl:AL
1835
...it has a gentleman’s seat called Smith Brook House on its south side, one fort called Ratharney Fort...
Desc. Rem.:AL
1908
Ráth Áirneadh, “fort of the sloe-tree”
MacGivney Leathanach: 195
2008
raˈhaˑrniˑ
Áit.

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