placenamesRahara
Ráth Ara
The ruined church in Rahara graveyard retains a pointed doorway and an eastern window later filled with memorial plaques.
The name
These Irish name elements are associated with this record in the Logainm glossary.
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Recorded forms
- Ráth Ara · Irish · main form · validated name
- Rahara · English · main form
Place & story
Reading the surviving walls
Michael O’Boyle’s 2020 conservation survey measured the rectangular church at about 16.3 by 8.4 metres. Its limestone north wall preserves a pointed doorway. Memorial plaques occupy the remains of the eastern lancet window, while the south wall survives mainly as a low ridge. [2]
Conservation in 2020
The survey found the east gable leaning outwards and identified missing stone at its north-eastern corner. O’Boyle recommended carefully recording and numbering masonry before dismantling and rebuilding the upper gable, alongside repairs to the corner and doorway. [2]
Geographic information
- Place type
- Population centre
- County
- Roscommon
- Barony
- Athlone North
- Civil parish
- Rahara
- Coordinates
- 53.52686, -8.15081 (approximate)
- Logainm ID
- 1414419 ↗
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Rahara. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Conservation Architect’s Report on Rahara Medieval Church, 19 November 2020 · Michael O’Boyle, Bluett & O’Donoghue Architects, for Roscommon County Council
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.