Rathdown
Ráth an Dúin (Irish) | |
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| Sovereign state | Ireland |
| County | Dublin |
| Area | |
• Total | 121.3 km2 (46.83 sq mi) |
Rathdown (Irish: Ráth an Dúin) is the south-easternmost barony in County Dublin, Ireland.[1][2] It gives its name to the county of Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown. Before County Wicklow was shired in 1606, Rathdown extended further south: it was named after a medieval settlement which grew up around Rathdown Castle, at a site subsequently deserted and now in County Wicklow in the townland of Rathdown Upper, north of Greystones.[3][4] The Wicklow barony of Rathdown corresponds to the portion transferred to the new county; although both divisions were originally classed as "half baronies", in the nineteenth century the distinction between a barony and a half barony was obsolete.
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- ^ Ó Saothraí, Séamas (1992). "Old Greystones and Ancient Rathdown". Journal. 1. Greystones Archaeological & Historical Society.
- ^ "Greystones/Delgany Local Area Plan 2006–2012" (PDF). Wicklow County Council. p. 2, §1.1.1 Rathdown. Retrieved 13 February 2014.