placenamesRaheens
Na Ráithíní
A memorial obelisk and a ruined country house mark successive generations of the Browne estate at Raheens.
The name
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Recorded forms
- Na Ráithíní · Irish · main form · validated name
- Raheens · English · main form
Place & story
The house and cenotaph
Dodwell Browne erected the urn-topped obelisk in 1809 in memory of his wife Maria, née O’Donel. Her portrait and a French dedication identify the personal loss behind the monument. The surviving shell of Raheens House belongs to a later generation: it was built in 1847–48 for Hugh John Henry Browne, incorporating at least the footings of an earlier house. [2] [3]
Conservation
Islandeady Heritage Committee’s 2026 restoration announcement records a multi-year conservation project supported by the Built Heritage Investment Scheme and Mayo County Council’s heritage department. Southgate Associates advised on conservation, with masonry work undertaken by Des Rainey’s team. [4]
Geographic information
- Place type
- Population centre
- County
- Mayo
- Barony
- Carra
- Civil parish
- Islandeady
- Within
- Castlebar Rural
- Coordinates
- 53.85180, -9.35258 (approximate)
- Logainm ID
- 1417311 ↗
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Raheens. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Raheens House monument: 31307811 · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Raheens House: 31307808 · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Restoration of Obelisk/Cenotaph at Raheens, Castlebar · Islandeady Heritage Committee
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.