Civil parish

Rathnew

Ráth Naoi

Rathnew is a civil parish in Wicklow. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.

Recorded locationRathnew53.00099° N · 6.10730° 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 Naoi · Irish · main form
Rathnew · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type: Civil parish
County: Wicklow
Barony: Newcastle
Coordinates: 53.00099, -6.10730
Mapped area: 33.99 km²
Logainm ID: 2717 ↗

Sources & further reading

Logainm.ie — Rathnew. 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.