Rahugh or ''Ráith Aeda Meic Bric'' is an early Christian site founded by

Áed mac Bricc Áed mac Bricc (died 589) was an Irish bishop and saint. Life Áed's principal church was at Rahugh (Ráith Áeda Meic Bricc) in modern County Westmeath. He was regarded as a patron saint of the Uí Néill and was said to be a descendant of Fi ...

(also referred to as Saint Hugh of Rahugh) in the 6th century, inside a ráth or ringfort. The site, located about 8 km north of

Tullamore Tullamore (; ) is the county town of County Offaly in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is on the Grand Canal (Ireland), Grand Canal, in the middle of the county, and is the fourth most populous town in the Midland Region, Ireland, midlands reg ...

along the L1024. Rahugh

Rahugh consists of one pub (The Hazel Bar and Lounge) a

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, local community centre, a primary school and several small -medium-sized enterprises such as Dunnes Workshop and Scally Precast. Rahugh also contains the remains of an ancient Christian monastery site and graveyard, a holy well and a so-called headache stone. Rahugh (Irish: Ráth Aodha) is a civil parish in County Westmeath, Ireland. It is located about 20 kilometres (12 mi) south–south–west of Mullingar. Rahugh is one of 8 civil parishes in the barony of Moycashel in the Province of Leinster. The civil parish covers 4,987.5 acres (20.184 km2). The Rahugh civil parish comprises 12 townlands: Ardan, Atticonor, Cappanrush, Garryduff, Kiltober, Lowertown, Monasset, Montrath, Pallasboy, Rahugh, Rossbeg and Sonnagh. The neighbouring civil parishes are: Newtown to the north, Kilclonfert (County Offaly) to the east, Ballycommon (County Offaly) to the south and Durrow and Kilbeggan to the west. The nearest GAA team for the residents of Rahugh is Tyrrellspass, a neighbouring village

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*http://www.offalytourism.com/businessdirectory/rahugh *http://www.irishpubs.com/Pub?Id=93 *http://www.yelp.ie/biz/the-hazel-pub-mullingar *http://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=WM®no=15403823 *http://www.dunnesjoinery.ie/ *http://www.dunnesworkshop.com/wood-turning.php *http://www.solocheck.ie/Irish-Company/Scally-Precast-Products-Limited-374723 Rahugh civil parish The Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved on 17 July 2015 * http://www.townlands.ie/westmeath/rahugh/ * http://www.thecore.com/seanruad/town_new2.php?MODE=search&TOWNLAND=&SORTBY=townland&METHOD=any&COUNTY=Westmeath&BARONY=&METHOD1=any&PARISH=Rahugh&METHOD2=any&PLU=&METHOD3=any&PROVINCE= 6th-century establishments in Ireland Buildings and structures in County Westmeath