Rathcline (; ) is a

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in County Longford,

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Etymology

Rathcline takes its name from the townland and parish of Rathcline (from Irish ''Ráth Claon'', " rath on the slope").

Location

Rathcline is located in southwest County Longford, to the east of

Lough Ree Lough Ree () is a lake in the midlands of Ireland, the second of the three major lakes on the River Shannon. Lough Ree is the second largest lake on the Shannon after Lough Derg. The other two major lakes are Lough Allen to the north, and Lou ...

and north of the River Inny.

History

Rathcline barony was formed from the territories of The Callow (''Caladh na hAnghaile'', left bank of Shannon, Lanesboro to Ballymahon) and the territory of Clanconnor (part Kilcommoc, part Cashel). Rathcline Castle (near modern Lanesborough) was built around the 9th Century by the Ó Cuinn (O'Quinn) clan. Later it was fought for and taken by the Uí Fhearghail (O'Farrell) clan and subsequently taken over by the Normans around the beginning of the 12th Century. Ó Fachtna (O'Faughny) is also noted as chief of the Callow (Callo) into the 16th century.

List of settlements

Below is a list of settlements in Rathcline: *

Ballymahon Ballymahon () on the River Inny is a town in the southern part of County Longford, Ireland. It is located at the junction of the N55 National secondary road and the R392 regional road. History Ballymahon derives its name from the Irish lang ...

Keenagh Keenagh or Kenagh () is a village in County Longford, Ireland. It is situated on the R397 near the Royal Canal. A small village with two churches, (Catholic and Church of Ireland), a couple of shops and three pubs, it lies south of Longford ...

(southern part) * Lanesborough *

Newtowncashel Newtowncashel () is a village located near Lough Ree in County Longford, Ireland. It is within the townland of Cornadowagh. Newtowncashel won the Irish Tidy Towns Competition in 1980. History Name Situated on the north-eastern shore of Loug ...

References

Baronies of County Longford {{Longford-geo-stub