placenames1901 census
77People recorded
16Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Cleary 11
- Brien 8
- Parker 8
- Hanevy 7
- Toane 7
Rath
Rath is a townland in Westmeath. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.
Recorded locationRath53.47290° N · 7.82249° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ieOpen in OpenStreetMap ↗
The name
A reliable full-name meaning has not been established here. The recorded Irish and English forms are given without an unsupported translation.
Recorded forms
- Rath · English · main form
Geographic information
- Place type
- Townland
- County
- Westmeath
- Barony
- Kilkenny West
- Civil parish
- Kilkenny West
- Within
- Auburn
- Coordinates
- 53.47290, -7.82249
- Mapped area
- 1.41 km²
- Logainm ID
- 50782 ↗
People & family history
Census figures refer to the matched historical census area for each year. Boundaries and spellings can change over time.
1911 census
71People recorded
18Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Cleary 16
- Hanevy 7
- Parker 7
- Connorton 5
- Tone 5
1926 census
49People recorded
13Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Cleary 8
- Kilduff 7
- Lowery 7
- Parker 6
- Tone 5
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Rath. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- 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 2008-09-15. How this page was prepared.