Rathbeagh

Road junction and buildings in Rathbeagh townland

Rathbeagh (Irish: Ráth Bheathach, meaning 'rath of birches')[1] is a townland and hill on the River Nore in the parish of Lisdowney near Ballyragget, County Kilkenny, Ireland. The Irish language name is Rath Beithigh, meaning "rath (ringfort) of the birch trees". It is located in an ancient valley once called Mágh Airgid Rois ("plain of the silver wood").[citation needed]

The townland of Rathbeagh, which is 2.5 square kilometres (0.97 sq mi) in area,[2] had a population of 52 as of the 2011 census.[3]

  1. ^ "Ráth Bheathach / Rathbeagh". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Rathbeagh Townland, Co. Kilkenny". townlands.ie. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  3. ^ "CD158 - Kilkenny Population by Private Households, Occupied and Vacancy Rate". data.gov.ie. Central Statistics Office. Retrieved 28 July 2024. Population [..] Townlands [..] 2011 [..] Rathbeagh, Rathbeagh, Co. Kilkenny: 52