placenamesRay
An Ráith
A community centre and a photographic history project have given Ray shared spaces for activity and memory.
The name
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Recorded forms
- An Ráith · Irish · main form · validated name
- Ray · English · main form
Place & story
A locally developed centre
Ray Community Group planned and delivered a new centre with LEADER support. The government’s 2017 rural development action plan highlighted the project as a case study: local people helped plan and construct the building and continued to run it afterwards. The centre provided space for recreation and services, with a part-time administrator and a caretaker. [2]
Ray remembered
A community history project launched in early 2022 gathered almost a thousand photographs from residents and the diaspora. The resulting book, Ray Remembered: A Photographic History of Ray & District, was announced in February 2023. Its 160 pages and accompanying digital archive documented more than a century and a half of life in the locality. [3]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Ray. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Realising Our Rural Potential: Action Plan for Rural Development, Ray Community Group case study · Government of Ireland
- Ray History Book to be launched on Wednesday, 14 February 2023 · Donegal Live staff reporter
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.