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

Glossary

ráth, ráith
English ring-fort
English fortress

Centrepoint

52.2264, -6.61282latitude, longitude
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Archival records

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Historical references

1537–8
Rathyngan (John Forlong)
Forth Bar. Leathanach: 75
1566
Rathangane (Walt. Meyler)
F Alt: 852
1623
Rathangae al’ Leagard (Walter Meiler)
Inq. Lag. Alt: 41 JI
1641c
Rathangan (John Furlong)
Wexford Rebel List 1641 Leathanach: 42
1654–6
Rathangan (Nich. Meyler)
CS (LG) Imleabhar: IX, Leathanach: 146
1654
Rathangane Rathangan
CS (LG) Imleabhar: IX, Leathanach: 144
1655–7
Rathangan
DS
1659
Rathangan
Cen. Leathanach: 540
1666
Rathangan (Duke of York)
ASE Leathanach: 73.24
1685c
Rathangan
Hib. Del.
1781
Go raibh me a Ratangan asior bhaint luíbhne
Stafford Lament Leathanach: 49
1812
Rathangan ows. Rangan (Richards-Callow)
CGn. Imleabhar: 655, Leathanach: 77, Uimhir: 450372
1816
Rathangin
GJP (LG)
1819
Rathangan ows. Rangan (Richards-Bell)
CGn. Imleabhar: 738, Leathanach: 317, Uimhir: 503052
1830c
Rathangan
TAB Leathanach: 3
1840
Rathangin
Co. Map 1808:AL
CM:AL
1840
Rath daingean, ‘strong fort’
OD:AL
1840
Rathangan
Bar. Cons.:AL
1840
Rathangan
Beatty, D.:AL (LG)
1840
Rathangan
BS:AL
1840
Rathangan
Cullen, Rev. P.:AL (LG)
1840
Rathangan
Freeholders 1832:AL (LG)
1840
Rathangan
OD:AL
1840
Rathangan
Stafford Lament
1840
Rathangan
Stokes, Rev.:AL (LG) (Dún Chormaic)

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