placenamesRathmore
An Ráth Mhór
Lewis records a military commander’s tablet within the old church.
The name
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Recorded forms
- An Ráth Mhór · Irish · main form · non-validated name
- Rathmore · English · main form
Place & story
A monument in the church ruins
Lieutenant-General Thomas Bligh was buried at Rathmore after his death in 1775, according to Samuel Lewis’s 1837 account. A tablet in the old church commemorated him, identifying his military career and command of British troops at Cherbourg. Lewis also recorded a monument to Sir Francis Hopkins within the church. His description places these memorials among substantial surviving ruins, providing evidence of the church’s commemorative role without establishing the date or maker of either monument. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Rathmore. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Rathmore, Meath: A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland (1837) · Samuel Lewis
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2021-10-29. How this page was prepared.