placenamesRathdowney
Ráth Domhnaigh
Rathdowney is a civil parish in Laois. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.
Recorded locationRathdowney52.85878° N · 7.62208° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ieOpen in OpenStreetMap ↗
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 Domhnaigh · Irish · main form · non-validated name
- Rathdowney · English · main form
Geographic information
- Place type
- Civil parish
- County
- Laois
- Barony
- Clarmallagh
- Barony
- Clandonagh
- Coordinates
- 52.85878, -7.62208
- Mapped area
- 67.67 km²
- Logainm ID
- 1452 ↗
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Rathdowney. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.