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Raheen

An Ráithín

A small stone crossing belongs to the older road network at the townland’s southern edge.

Recorded locationRaheen52.59778° N · 8.59916° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ie

The name

ráithínsmall ring-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

  • An Ráithín · Irish · main form · validated name
  • Raheen · English · main form

Place & story

The single stone arch

Cloghane Bridge carries a road across the River Ahanload at Raheen’s southern edge. The architectural inventory associates the crossing with Raheen, Boherload and Friarstown North, and dates it to around 1800. Its limestone walls support one semicircular arch, edged with carefully tooled wedge-shaped stones. [2]

Geographic information

Place type
Townland
County
Limerick
Civil parish
Caheravally
Coordinates
52.59778, -8.59916
Mapped area
1.48 km²
Logainm ID
31533 ↗

People & family history

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

1926 census

76People recorded
13Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • Noonan 12
  • Kirby 8
  • Meaney 6
  • Greensmith 5
  • Keane 5
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Sources & further reading

  1. Logainm.ie — Raheen. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
  2. Cloghane Bridge, registration21901346, Limerick survey2009 · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  3. Boundary geometry retains its source attribution and licence in the downloadable geographic record. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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