- Racavan;
Rath-cabhain,
the fort of the hollow.
- Rahan
in King’s County; Raithin, a ferny
place.
- Rahaniska,
Rahanisky; the rath of the water.
- Rahard;
Rath-ard,
high fort.
- Raharney
in Westmeath; Rath-Athairne,
Aharny’a fort.
- Raheen;
little rath or fort.
- Raheenduff;
black little fort.
- Raheenroe;
Raitín-ruadh,
red little fort.
- Rahelty;
Rath-eilte, the fort of the doe
(eilit).
- Raheny
near Dublin; Rath-Enna,
F.M., Enna’s fort.
- Rahugh
in Westmeath; the fort of St. Aedh
or Hugh, the son of Brec, who built
a church in the old rath in the sixth century.
- Raigh;
same as Rath, a fort.
- Rakeeragh;
the fort of the sheep (caera).
- Ramoan
in Antrim; Rath-Modhain, Modan’s
fort.
- Ranaghan,
Rannagh; a ferny place (raithne,
a fern).
- Raphoe
in Donegal; Rath-bhoth [Ra-voh],
F.M., the fort of the boths, tents,
or huts.
- Rasharkin
in Antrim; Ros-Earcáin,
Erkan’s promontory.
- Rashee
in Antrim; Rath-sithe
[Ra-shee], F.M., the fort of the fairies.
- Ratass
in Kerry; Rath-teas,
southern fort.
- Rath;
a circular fort.
- Rathangan
in Kildare; Rath-Iomghain
[Ruth-Imgan], Imgan’s fort.
- Rathanny;
Rath-eanaighe,
the fort of the marsh.
- Rathaspick;
the fort of the bishop (easpug).
- Rathbane,
Rathbaun; white rath.
- Rathbeg;
little fort.
- Rathborney
in Clare; Rath-boirne,
the fort of Burren, from its situation in the old district of Burren.
- Rathcormack;
Cormac’s fort.
- Rathdowney
in Queen’s County; Rath-tamhnaigh
[Rath-towney], F.M., the fort of the green field (tamhnach).
- Rathdrum;
the fort of the long hill.
- Rathduff;
black fort.
- Rathfeigh
in Meath; the fort of the exercise green.
See Faha.
- Rathfryland
in Down; Rath-Fraeileann, Freelan’s
fort.
- Rathglass;
green fort.
- Rathkeale;
Rath-Gaela,
Gaela’s fort.
- Rathkenny;
Rath-Cheannaigh
[Kanny], Ceannach’s fort.
- Rathkieran
in Kilkenny; Kieran’s fort; from St. Kieran of Ossory.
See Seirkieran.
- Rathrnore;
great fort.
- Rathmoyle;
bald or dilapidated fort.
- Rathmullan;
Rath-Maelain,
F.M., Maelan‘s rath.
- Rathnew
in Wicklow; Rath-Naoi, F.M., Naoi’s
fort.
- Rathreagh;
Rath-riabhach,
grey fort.
- Rathroe;
red fort.
- Rathronan;
Ronan’s fort.
- Rathsallagh;
Rath-salach, dirty fort.
- Rathvilly
in Carlow; Rath-bilě,
F.M., the fort of the old tree.
- Rattoo;
Rath-tuaidh [too], northern fort.
- Raw;
Rath, a fort.
- Rea;
Reidh, a coarse mountain flat.
- Reask,
Reisk; Riasg [Reesk], a marsh.
- Reen;
Rinn, a point of land.
- Relagh;
Reidhleach [Relagh], same meaning
as Rea.
- Relickmurry;
Reilig, a church: time church of
the Blessed Virgin Mary.
- Riesk;
a marsh; same as Reask.
- Rin,
Rine, Rinn; Rinn, a point of hand.
- Ring;
another form of Rin.
- Ringabella
near the mouth of Cork harbour; the
point of time old tree (bilě).
- Ringagonagh
near Dungarvan; Rinn-O’gCuana [Ogoona],the
point or peninsula of the O’Cooneys.
- Ringbane,
Ringbaun; white point.
- Rungcurran
near Kinsale; the point of the corrán
or reaping hook; from its shape.
- Ringrone
near Kinsale; written in the Annals of Innisfallen, Rinn-róin,
the point of the seal.
- Ringvilla,
Ringville; Binn-bhile [villa],
the point of the bilě or ancient
tree.
- Rinneen;
little point of land.
- Rinville
in Galway;
Rinn-Mhil [vil], the point of Mil,
a Firbolg chieftain.
- Risk;
same as Reask.
- Roeillaun;
Ruadh-oilean [Roo-illaun], red
island.
- Rooaun,
Rooghan, Rooghaun; reddish land (from ruadh,
red).
- Roosk;
Rusg, a marsh.
See Reask.
- Roosca,
Rooskagh, Roosky; Rusgach, marshy,
a marshy place.
- Roscommon;
Ros-Comain, F.M., Coman’s wood, from St. Coman,
who founded a monastery there in the eighth century.
- Roscrea;
written in the Book of Leinster, Ros-cre,
Cre’s wood.
- Roshin;
little ros or promontory.
- Roskeen;
Ros-caein, beautiful wood.
- Ross;
in the south generally means a wood; in the north, a peninsula.
- Rossbegh
or Rossbehy west of Killarney; the peninsula of birches (beith).
- Rossbeg;
small wood or promontory.
- Ross
Carbery in Cork;
the latter part from the barony of Carbery in which it is situated: it was
anciently called Ros-ailithir
[allihir], F.M., the wood of the pilgrims.
- Ross
Castle at Killarney; from the little ros
or peninsula on which it stands.
- Rosses
in Donegal; i.e. peninsulas.
- Rossinver
in Leitrim; Ros-inbhir,
the peninsula of the river mouth; from a point of land running into the south
part of Lough Melvin.
- Rossmore;
great wood or peninsula.
- Rossorry
near Enniskillen; corrupted from Ros-airthir
[arher), F.M., the eastern peninsula.
- Roughan,
Ruan; same as Rooaun.
- Rousky;
same as Roosca and Rooskey.
- Route.
The northern part of Antrim was anciently called Dalriada
(F.M.), i.e. Riada’s portion or
tribe, from Carbery Riada, son of Conary II. (see
Corkaguiny); and the latter part (Riada)
of this old name, is still preserved in the corrupted form of Route.
- Rush
in Dublin;
Ros-eo [Rush-ō], F.M., the peninsula of the yew trees.
- Rusheen;
small wood; a growth of underwood.
- Russagh;
Ros-each, F.M., the wood of the
horses.
- Rusky;
the same as Roosca and Roosky.
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