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Civil parish

Rathernan

Ráth Eirnín

Rathernan is a civil parish in Kildare. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.

Recorded locationRathernan53.24122° N · 6.83317° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ieOpen in OpenStreetMap ↗

The name

ráthring-fort

These Irish name elements are associated with this record in the Logainm glossary.

An element’s translation is a clue, rather than a complete explanation of the name. Its form and meaning depend on local history and the full Irish name.

Recorded forms

  • Ráth Eirnín · Irish · main form
  • Rathernan · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type
Civil parish
County
Kildare
Barony
Connell
Coordinates
53.24122, -6.83317
Mapped area
20.8 km²
Logainm ID
1220 ↗

Sources & further reading

  1. Logainm.ie — Rathernan. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2021-10-29. How this page was prepared.