placenames1901 census
46People recorded
9Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Lenihan 9
- Quaid 9
- Ahern 7
- Clifford 6
- Sheehy 6
Raheen
An Ráithín
The Croagh account describes a farming townland of small and larger holdings.
Recorded locationRaheen52.50543° N · 8.87129° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ie
The name
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
Nineteen tenants at will
The historical Croagh field-name account records nineteen tenants at will at Raheen, with farms ranging from two to fifty acres. Wheat, oats and potatoes grew on land described as having light soil, while fuel was scarce. The account names the Grinagh as the watercourse through the townland and records trout and eels there. These particulars describe the landscape recorded by the survey, rather than present farming or fishing conditions. [2]
Geographic information
- Place type
- Townland
- County
- Limerick
- Barony
- Connello Lower
- Civil parish
- Croagh
- Within
- Dromard
- Coordinates
- 52.50543, -8.87129
- Mapped area
- 1.42 km²
- Logainm ID
- 32066 ↗
People & family history
Census figures refer to the matched historical census area for each year. Boundaries and spellings can change over time.
1911 census
47People recorded
8Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Quaid 11
- Frawley 8
- Ahern 7
- Lenihan 5
- Sheehy 5
1926 census
55People recorded
8Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Lenihan 20
- Frawley 10
- Quaid 7
- Ahern 5
- Madden 3
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Raheen. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Croagh field-name account, No42, Raheen entry, printed506/PDFpage13 · Limerick Local Studies, historical field-name records
- 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.