placenames1901 census
No verified place match is available for this year. This does not indicate a population of zero.
Rahan Near
Rathain Uachtarach
Rahan Near is a townland in Donegal. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.
Recorded locationRahan Near54.62190° N · 8.36754° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ieOpen in OpenStreetMap ↗
The name
A reliable full-name meaning has not been established here. The recorded Irish and English forms are given without an unsupported translation.
Recorded forms
- Rathain Uachtarach · Irish · main form · non-validated name
- Rahan Near · English · main form
Geographic information
- Place type
- Townland
- County
- Donegal
- Barony
- Banagh
- Civil parish
- Killaghtee
- Within
- Dunkineely
- Coordinates
- 54.62190, -8.36754
- Mapped area
- 0.87 km²
- Logainm ID
- 14068 ↗
People & family history
Census figures refer to the matched historical census area for each year. Boundaries and spellings can change over time.
1911 census
22People recorded
4Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- McLaughlin 13
- McBride 4
- Bradden 3
- Morrow 2
1926 census
28People recorded
6Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- McLaughlin 11
- Walker 8
- Boyle 5
- Cassidy 2
- Glenny 1
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Rahan Near. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Boundary geometry retains its source attribution and licence in the downloadable geographic record. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2018-04-24. How this page was prepared.