placenamesRathkenny
Ráth Cheannaigh
Rathkenny is a civil parish in Meath. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.
Recorded locationRathkenny53.74415° N · 6.65188° 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 Cheannaigh · Irish · main form
- Rathkenny · English · main form
Geographic information
- Place type
- Civil parish
- County
- Meath
- Barony
- Slane Upper
- Coordinates
- 53.74415, -6.65188
- Mapped area
- 22.25 km²
- Logainm ID
- 1914 ↗
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Rathkenny. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2021-10-29. How this page was prepared.