Townland

Rafarn

Ráth Bhairinn

Rafarn is a townland in Galway. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.

Recorded locationRafarn53.18075° N · 8.49315° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.

Recorded place location · Logainm.ieOpen in OpenStreetMap ↗

The name

ráthring-fort

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 Bhairinn · Irish · main form · non-validated name
Rafarn · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type: Townland
County: Galway
Barony: Leitrim
Civil parish: Kilmeen
Civil parish: Leitrim
Within: Kilmeen
Within: Leitrim
Coordinates: 53.18075, -8.49315
Logainm ID: 20034 ↗

Sources & further reading

Logainm.ie — Rafarn. 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.