placenamesRathborney
Ráth Boirne
Lewis recorded a Catholic chapel built through aristocratic patronage and land held for the parish priest’s use.
The name
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Recorded forms
- Ráth Boirne · Irish · main form · non-validated name
- Rathborney · English · main form
Place & story
The chapel at Glenarragha
Samuel Lewis described Rathborney as the head of a Catholic district called Glyn or Glenarragha in 1837. It also included Dromcrehy, Glaninagh and Killonoghan. He attributed the original building of Glenarragha’s chapel to the late Marquess of Buckingham and recorded a substantial recent enlargement. [2]
Land for the parish priest
The same account records forty acres of glebe allotted for the parish priest’s use at an annual rent of twenty pounds. The arrangement provided land while retaining a recurring rent obligation. Lewis also counted about sixty children in a private school in his parish description. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Rathborney. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Rathbourney — A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland (1837) · Samuel Lewis
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2021-10-29. How this page was prepared.