Rataine or Rathyne, Meath
Historical Description
RATAINE, or RATHYNE, a parish, in the barony of LOWER NAVAN, county of MEATH, and province of LEINSTER, 3 miles (N. E.) from Trim, on the road from Bective-Bridge to Athboy; containing 370 inhabitants, and comprising 1576 statute acres of profitable land. It is a rectory, in the diocese of Meath, forming part of the union of Ardbraccan, and subject to a crown rent of £6 per ann.: the tithes amount to £121. 13. In the R. C. divisions it is part of the union or district of Dunderry.
Transcribed from A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland, 1840 by Samuel Lewis
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Directories & Gazetteers
We have transcribed the entry for Rataine or Rathyne from the following:
- Samuel Lewis' A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland, 1840 by Samuel Lewis (Rataine or Rathyne)
Land and Property
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