placenamesRatoath
Ráth Tó
Lewis described livestock trading and small textile trades in the village that shared the barony’s name.
The name
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Recorded forms
- Ráth Tó · Irish · main form
- Ratoath · English · main form
Place & story
Cattle, pigs and linen
Samuel Lewis’s 1837 account records three Ratoath fairs, on 18 April, 1 June and 20 November, chiefly for cattle and pigs. Although the fairs were authorised by patent, he reported that no toll had lately been demanded. Sacking manufacture and linen weaving continued on a small scale in the village. These details describe trading at Ratoath itself, within the barony of the same name, rather than the economy of every surrounding parish. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Ratoath. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Ratoath: A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland (1837) · Samuel Lewis
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2021-03-23. How this page was prepared.