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Mountrath

Maighean Rátha

The community school united local and Ballyfin institutions in a new educational centre.

Recorded locationMountrath52.99721° N · 7.46529° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ie

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

  • Maighean Rátha · Irish · main form · non-validated name
  • Mountrath · English · main form

Place & story

A shared school and an opening celebration

Mountrath Community School brought together Ballyfin College, the Brigidine school in Mountrath and Mountrath Vocational School. Laois Today’s account of its official opening in 2009 draws on photographer Alf Harvey’s archive. Sean Fleming cut the ribbon, while the school choir and traditional musicians performed. The celebration marked a new institution combining three previously separate school communities. [2]

Geographic information

Place type
Townland
County
Laois
Civil parish
Offerlane
Coordinates
52.99721, -7.46529
Mapped area
5.81 km²
Logainm ID
28571 ↗

People & family history

Census figures refer to the matched historical census area for each year. Boundaries and spellings can change over time.

Sources & further reading

  1. Logainm.ie — Mountrath. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
  2. Moment in Time: Wonderful scenes as Mountrath CS is officially opened in2009,25March2018 · LaoisToday Reporter, Laois Today

Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.