placenamesRathkenny
Ráth Cheinnigh
A former dairy site on the Cushendall Road became the base for a business serving local farming and motoring needs.
The name
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Recorded forms
- Ráth Cheinnigh · Irish · main form · validated name
- Rathkenny · English · main form
Place & story
From livestock to the dairy
John Wilson, originally a livestock dealer, founded Wilsons of Rathkenny in 1964. The company later acquired Rathkenny Dairy, whose premises had occupied the site since 1901. Wilson sold the dairy business in 1980 but retained its premises, keeping the site at the centre of the family enterprise. [2]
Farm vehicles and cars
A Zetor tractor dealership brought sales and servicing for local farmers onto the premises. The business then expanded into cars, opening its first car franchise, for Lada, in 1985. These changes trace the site’s shift from agricultural processing towards vehicle sales and maintenance. [2]
Geographic information
- Place type
- Population centre
- County
- Antrim
- Barony
- Antrim Lower
- Civil parish
- Skerry
- Coordinates
- 54.93399, -6.25244 (approximate)
- Logainm ID
- 61461 ↗
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Rathkenny. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Wilsons of Rathkenny: About Us and Company History · Wilsons of Rathkenny
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2021-05-26. How this page was prepared.