placenamesRathkieran
Ráth Chiaráin
A 2018 site account records the church remnant within its graveyard.
Recorded locationRathkieran52.32134° N · 7.21948° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ie
The name
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 Chiaráin · Irish · main form · validated name
- Rathkieran · English · main form
Place & story
The surviving church wall
Antonio D’Imperio’s account of his visit on 8 June 2018 describes Rathkieran’s church remnant on a low mound beside the N24. An arch survives in the west-northwest wall, within an enclosing wall and surrounding graveyard. He records both Catholic and Protestant burials there and an east-southeast alignment for the former building. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Rathkieran. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Rathkieran Church, Irish Stones, visit of 8 June 2018 · Antonio D’Imperio
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.