placenamesRahoon
Rathún
Lewis’s parish account records both a declining coastal facility and regular fairs at Barna.
Recorded locationRahoon53.26816° N · 9.13265° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ie
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
- Rathún · Irish · main form · validated name
- Rahoon · English · main form
Place & story
Fishing and the fair calendar
Freeport had been a frequented fishing station when Samuel Lewis described Rahoon parish in 1837. Its Fishery Board quay survived, but he found it little used and badly in need of repair. This is a snapshot of its condition at that date. Elsewhere in the parish, Barna held fairs on 5 February, 5 May, 5 August and 5 November, bringing a regular trading rhythm to the coastal district. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Rahoon. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Rahoon: A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland (1837) · Samuel Lewis
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.