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Rathdowney
Irish: Ráth Domhnaigh | |
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Village | |
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  Rathdowney Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 52°51′19″N 7°35′05″W / 52.8554°N 7.5848°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | County Laois |
| Elevation | 100 m (300 ft) |
| Population | 1,271 |
| Irish Grid Reference | S279783 |
Rathdowney or Rathdowny (Irish: Ráth Domhnaigh, meaning 'ringfort of the church')[2] is a town in southwest County Laois, Ireland. It lies some 32 km southwest of Portlaoise in the Irish Midlands, at the point where the R433 regional road from Abbeyleix to Templemore is crossed by the R435 from Borris-in-Ossory to Johnstown. The R433 provides access for Rathdowney to the Dublin-Cork M8 motorway, while the R435 links the town to the Dublin-Limerick M7. As of the 2016 census, the population of Rathdowney was 1,271.[1] The town is in a townland and civil parish of the same name.[2]
- ^ a b "Sapmap Area - Settlements - Rathdowney". Census 2016. Central Statistics Office. April 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- ^ a b "Ráth Domhnaigh / Rathdowney". Irish Placenames Commission. Retrieved 28 January 2020.