Raharney
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| Raharney Ráth Fhearna
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| Coordinates: 53°31′26″N 7°05′42″W / 53.524°N 7.095°WCoordinates: 53°31′26″N 7°05′42″W / 53.524°N 7.095°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | County Westmeath |
| Elevation | 75 m (246 ft) |
| Population (2006)[1] | |
| • Total | 231 |
| Irish Grid Reference | N599531 |
Raharney or Raharny[2] (Irish: Ráth Fhearna, meaning "Fearna's ringfort")[3] is a village in east County Westmeath, Ireland. It has a population of 231 (2006 Census).
Raharney is on the R156 road about 18 km (11 mi) from Mullingar and 60 from Dublin. It is in the parish of Killucan; the village of Killucan is a further 3 km (1.9 mi) west.
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[edit] History
The village of Raharney has a bridge on a river and is the last settlement of the county on the edge of bogland that separates Westmeath from County Meath. The bridge links the roads that run north-south alongside the River Deel on one side and alongside the bog on the other (road from Delvin and on through Riverdale). The River Deel is a tributary of the Boyne. The roads into the village all slope down towards the river suggesting that before the bridge was built there was a ford at this point. Looking westward to Mullingar the town is located in the gap between three large lakes. Raharney, therefore, lies on the route of a path of what probably was, in the past, difficult terrain through the midlands. The three east-west roads were the Athboy-Delvin-Mullingar road, the Clonard-Kinnegad-Athlone/Mullingar road and Trim-Raharney/Killucan-Mullingar road.
A feature of the village is an old, unused graveyard, perched on top of a small hill on the bend of the river as it leaves the village.
[edit] Sport
In Raharney there is a Gaelic Athletic Association club, having been County Westmeath senior hurling champions on ten occasions; 1913, 1914, 1919, 1967, 1973, 1984, 1992, 1994, 2006 , 2008 and 2010.Their camoige team has won the Westmeath camoige final for the last 4 years.
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[edit] References
- ^ "Census 2006 – Volume 1 – Population Classified by Area" (PDF). Central Statistics Office Census 2006 Reports. Central Statistics Office Ireland. April 2007. http://www.cso.ie/census/documents/census2006_volume_1_pop_classified_by_area.pdf. Retrieved 2011-06-19.
- ^ http://www.ballinasloe.com/content/view/186/128/
- ^ Placenames Database of Ireland
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