placenamesRathmacknee
Ráth Mhac nAodha
Lewis’s 1837 account distinguishes working quarries from a proposed improvement to harbour access.
The name
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Recorded forms
- Ráth Mhac nAodha · Irish · main form · non-validated name
- Rathmacknee · English · main form
Place & story
Stone sold to tenants
In Rathmacknee parish, County Wexford, limestone quarries had opened on the estates of Sir William Geary and H. K. G. Morgan by the time Samuel Lewis wrote in 1837. Their stone was sold cheaply to tenants. Lewis suggested that a short connection to Wexford harbour could improve the trade by opening transport into the county’s interior; his wording presents a possible improvement, rather than a completed route. He also noted a flour mill near the church. [2]
Separate grants for house and church
The Board of First Fruits contributed £100 as a gift and £224 as a loan towards the glebe house in 1809. Lewis separately dated the church to 1813 and gave its cost as £800, provided as a Board gift. The castle adjoining the church still had its square tower and much of its surrounding wall in his account. These descriptions record the buildings as Lewis reported them, without establishing their present condition. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Rathmacknee. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Rathmacknee, A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland (1837) · Samuel Lewis
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.