Rahugh () is a
civil parish
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in
County Westmeath,
Ireland
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. It is located about south–south–west of
Mullingar
Mullingar ( ; ) is the county town of County Westmeath in Ireland. It is the third most populous town in the Midland Region, with a population of 20,928 in the 2016 census.
The Counties of Meath and Westmeath Act 1543 proclaimed Westmeath ...
.
Rahugh is one of 8 civil parishes in the
barony of
Moycashel
Moycashel (), previously the barony of Rossaughe, and before that, Delamares country, is a barony in south County Westmeath, in the Republic of Ireland. It was formed by 1542. in the
Province
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of
Leinster
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. The civil parish covers .
Rahugh civil parish comprises 12 townlands:
Ardan,
Atticonor,
Cappanrush,
Garryduff,
Kiltober,
Lowertown,
Monasset,
Montrath,
Pallasboy,
Rahugh
Rahugh or ''Ráith Aeda Meic Bric'' is an early Christian site founded by Áed mac Bricc (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 along the L ...
,
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.
Rahugh civil parish, Co. Westmeath
''The IreAtlas Townland Data Base.'' Retrieved on 17 July 2015.
The local GAA team for the residents of Rahugh is Tyrrellspass, a neighbouring village.
References
External links
Rahugh civil parish
at the IreAtlas Townland Data Base
Rahugh civil parish
at townlands.ie
Rahugh civil parish
at The Placenames Database of Ireland
Civil parishes of County Westmeath
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