Ráth Cuáin/Rathcoon

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Hierarchy

townland

Ráth Cuáin

genitive: Ráth Cuáin

(Irish)

Rathcoon

(English)

Capitalise

Hierarchy

county

An Mhí/Meath

barony

Machaire Gaileang/Morgallion

civil parish

Cill Bhearaigh/Kilberry

Explanatory note

Gaeilge

the ring-fort of Cuán

Cuán - ainm pearsanta
D’fhéadfaí gur fhorbairt dhéanach é an t-ainm Cuán ar ainm pearsanta (m.sh. Comhghán)
English

the ring-fort of Cuán

Cuán - ainm pearsanta
The name Cuán here may be a late development of a personal name (e.g. Comhghán)

Centrepoint

53.7097, -6.66641latitude, longitude

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Historical references

1410	Rathcone Alicie Loundresm Willo de Preston, & Rico Duraunt ... Kilbery, Rathcone, Scheprath, Damaleston, Ballisawht, Ballybathir, Newtoū, Augewileston, Shiliok, & Adynesrath	Cal. ICR H IV 196a A Calender of Irish Chancery Letters Nasc: http://chancery.tcd.ie
1420-1	Rathcone Roger Hakenshawe & Olivia his wife tenants of Rathcone, Kilberry and Scheperath.	Mem. R. Memoranda roll, 8 Henry V, membrane 80, item 3 Calendar of Memoranda Rolls (Is. sa Chartlann Náisiúnta)
1433-4	Rathcone To distrain Olive Rendyll late wife of Roger Hakeneshawe deceased to answer relief out of Manor of Rathcone whereof she obtained livery from Henry 5. Pleads a patent to said Roger & Olive pardoning instrusions into Manors of Rathcone & Kilberry, Shepesrath, Damaleston, Aungevileston, &c.	Mem. R. Memoranda roll, 12 Henry VI, membrane 23, item 1 Calendar of Memoranda Rolls (Is. sa Chartlann Náisiúnta)
1598	Rathcon Margallen. Wil. Fleming of Stephenstone, Jn. Newterville of Castleton, W. Veldon of Raffin, Pk White of Clongell, Pat. Beg of Fleshillstone, Wil. Garvey of Knightstone, Tallon of Wilkenstone, R. Plunket of the same, Th. Darcy of Donmore, Th. Plunket of Possickstone, Jn. Darcy of Rathoode, Jn. Waffer of Kilboy, Hen. Rooe of the same, Js. Veldon of Rathcon, Edmund of the Corballies, Jn. Fitzjohn of Plainstone, Js. FitzGarret of Drakestone. Descript. Ir. 94	Descr. Ir. Hogan, Edmund. The Description of Ireland, and the State thereof as it is at this Present, in anno 1598. Dublin: M.H. Gill & Son, 1878. Bliain foilsithe: 1878, Údar: E. Hogan, Áit foilsithe: Dublin
1654	Rathcoone John Everard of Randlestown in ye Barrony of Kells Irish Papist	CS V Civil Survey V, Co. Meath (ed. Simington, 1940) Bliain: 1654
1655	Rathcone	DS Down Survey (Barony Maps - Hiberniae Regnum, 1654, cóipeanna a rinne an tSuirbhéireacht Ordanáis ó na bunchóipeanna i bPáras, 1908) Bliain foilsithe: 1655-7
1666c	Rathcoone John Everard of Randlestowne Ir:p	BSD (Mí) Book of Survey and Distribution, County Meath Bliain: 1660c
1685c	Rathco[ ]	Hib. Del. Hiberniæ Delineatio, William Petty Bliain foilsithe: 1685, Bliain foilsithe: 1685, Foilsitheoir: Irish University Press (1969)
1812	Rathcoon	Larkin (Mí) A Map of the County of Meath in the Province of Leinster in Ireland by William Larkin Bliain foilsithe: 1812
1829	Rath Coon	TAB Tithe Composition (Applotment) Book (imleabhair lámhscríofa ó c. 1830 atá ar coimeád sa Chartlann Náisiúnta) Bliain: 1824–40, Nóta: Go minic, tugtar ainm an pharóiste, nó eolas eile i gcolún na nótaí.
1836	Rath comhghan	pl:AL Leathanach: Mí017,17 Nóta nó leagan Gaeilge scríofa i bpeann luaidhe in AL/ Note or Irish form written in pencil in AL Bliain: 1838
1836	Rath Comhghan, 'Cowan's fort,' 'arx Comgani'	OD:AL Leathanach: Mí017,17 O'Donovan (leagan Gaeilge de logainm nó nóta agus é scríofa le dúch; John O’Donovan / Seán Ó Donnabháin a scríobh de ghnáth), ex AL. A note or an Irish form of a placename in the Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks, usually written by John O'Donovan. Bliain: 1830-40, Bliain: 1835, Bliain: 1838
1836	Rathcoon	OD:AL Leathanach: Mí017,17 O'Donovan (leagan Gaeilge de logainm nó nóta agus é scríofa le dúch; John O’Donovan / Seán Ó Donnabháin a scríobh de ghnáth), ex AL. A note or an Irish form of a placename in the Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks, usually written by John O'Donovan. Bliain: 1830-40, Bliain: 1835, Bliain: 1838
1836	Rathcoon	GJP 1829:AL Leathanach: Mí017,17 Grand Jury Presentments 1829 ex Ainmleabhar Paróiste na Suirbhéireachta Ordanáis / Ordnance Survey Parish Namebook
1836	Racoon	BS:AL Leathanach: Mí017,17 Boundary Surveyor c. 1830 as AL / Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks. Bliain: 1830
1836	Rathcoon	Larkin (Mí):AL Leathanach: Mí017,17 Foinse in AL
1836	Rathcoon	GJP 1828:AL Leathanach: Mí017,17 Grand Jury Presentments 1828 ex Ainmleabhar Paróiste na Suirbhéireachta Ordanáis / Ordnance Survey Parish Namebook
1836	Rathcoon	Camus, Sarg.:AL Leathanach: Mí017,17 Camus, Sarg.:AL
1836	Racoon	Blake, M.:AL Leathanach: Mí017,17 Blake, M.:AL
1836	Rathcoon	Read, T.:AL Leathanach: Mí017,17 Read, T.:AL
1836	Rathcoone	Andrews, W.:AL Leathanach: Mí017,17 Andrews, W., faisnéiseoir in AL / informant in Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks.
1836	Rathcoon	GJP 1830:AL Leathanach: Mí017,17 Grand Jury Presentments 1830 ex Ainmleabhar Paróiste na Suirbhéireachta Ordanáis / Ordnance Survey Parish Namebook
1836	Ra-coón	pron.:AL Leathanach: Mí017,17 Pronunciation in AL Bliain: 1830-40

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