placenamesRathgar
Ráth Garbh
Rathgar is a townland in Dublin. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.
Recorded locationRathgar53.29432° N · 6.28991° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Approximate recorded location · Logainm.ieOpen in OpenStreetMap ↗
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
- Ráth Garbh · Irish · main form · validated name
- Rathgar · English · main form
Geographic information
- Place type
- Townland
- County
- Dublin
- Barony
- Rathdown
- Civil parish
- Rathfarnham
- Coordinates
- 53.29432, -6.28991 (approximate)
- Mapped area
- 1.24 km²
- Logainm ID
- 55992 ↗
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Rathgar. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2024-06-28. How this page was prepared.