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

Glossary

ráth, ráith
English ring-fort

Explanatory note

Centrepoint

54.0956, -7.48319latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1609
Rofian
MEC Uimhir: 4.19
1611
Rathfyan
CPR Leathanach: 211a
1611
Raffian
Inq. Ult. Leathanach: 26 Car. I
1626
Rafiane
Inq. Ult. Leathanach: 11 Car. I
1639
Rathfyan
Inq. Ult. Leathanach: 10 Car. II
1641
Raffyan
Inq. Ult. Leathanach: 2 Car. II
1642
Ruffian
Dep. 1641 Leathanach: 269
1659
Rathfyan
Inq. Ult.
1660c
Ruffiane
BSD (Ca)
1709
Rafyan
Carvaghs
1761
Rafyan
Freeholders (Ca) Leathanach: 39
1836
Rafion
Cess Bk:AL Leathanach: Ca021,23
1836
Rafien
TAB Leathanach: Ca021,23
1836
Rafyean
Commonwealth Survey:AL Leathanach: Ca021,23
1836
Rath Fian, 'fort of the Fians or Fingallians or Fin[.] Mac Cool'
OD:AL Leathanach: Ca021,23
1836
Rafean
dúch (scriosta):AL Leathanach: Ca021,23
1836
Rafian
OD:AL Leathanach: Ca021,23
1836
Rafyan
CM:AL Leathanach: Ca021,23
1836
Rafyan
Printed List 1790:AL Leathanach: Ca021,23
1836
Rafyan
Return (HCons.):AL Leathanach: Ca021,23
1836
Raffyan
Inq. C II:AL Leathanach: Ca021,23
1836
Rathfyan
Inq. C II:AL Leathanach: Ca021,23
1836
Rathfyan
BS:AL Leathanach: Ca021,23

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