Raheen () is a

townland A townland ( ga, baile fearainn; Ulster-Scots: ''toonlann'') is a small geographical division of land, historically and currently used in Ireland and in the Western Isles in Scotland, typically covering . The townland system is of Gaelic orig ...

and village in County Wexford,

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. It lies 27 km from

Wexford Wexford () is the county town of County Wexford, Ireland. Wexford lies on the south side of Wexford Harbour, the estuary of the River Slaney near the southeastern corner of the island of Ireland. The town is linked to Dublin by the M11/N11 ...

, 11 km from New Ross, and 23 km from

Enniscorthy Enniscorthy () is the second-largest town in County Wexford, Ireland. At the 2016 census, the population of the town and environs was 11,381. The town is located on the picturesque River Slaney and in close proximity to the Blackstairs Mountain ...

Etymology

Raheen, in Irish (or simply ), means 'the little rath or ringfort'. A rath or ringfort was a fortified wooden human dwelling.

History

For most of the

Norman Norman or Normans may refer to: Ethnic and cultural identity * The Normans, a people partly descended from Norse Vikings who settled in the territory of Normandy in France in the 10th and 11th centuries ** People or things connected with the Norm ...

period, the area was controlled by the ''Howell'' family. They gave their name to nearby 'Courthoyle', where they had a chapel and castle. During the

Irish Rebellion of 1798 The Irish Rebellion of 1798 ( ga, Éirí Amach 1798; Ulster-Scots: ''The Hurries'') was a major uprising against British rule in Ireland. The main organising force was the Society of United Irishmen, a republican revolutionary group influenced ...

, one of the main rebel camps was located at nearby 'Carrigbyrne Hill'. Formerly a R.C. church existed at Courthoyle, nearby to the village of Raheen. The current R.C. church of Raheen dates from 1814. A Protestant church that once existed at the townland of Templeshelin (located about 1 km away) has since been demolished. This belonged to the former

Church of Ireland The Church of Ireland ( ga, Eaglais na hÉireann, ; sco, label= Ulster-Scots, Kirk o Airlann, ) is a Christian church in Ireland and an autonomous province of the Anglican Communion. It is organised on an all-Ireland basis and is the secon ...

parish of Adamstown. The adjacent cemetery is still in existence and contains some of the victims of the Scullabogue barn fire that took place during the

, as well as a small number of other graves.

Amenities

Raheen village contains a primary school, a shop, a Roman Catholic church,Raheen RC Church
a childcare centre, a community centre, and a few houses. There is also a cemetery located about half a kilometre away at Courthoyle. Raheen Roman Catholic (R.C.) church, a curacy, is part of the R.C. Parish of Newbawn. The parish church is located at

Newbawn Newbawn () is a small village located in the southwest of County Wexford, in Ireland. It is located on the R735 regional road about 3 km (~2 miles) south of the N25 national primary road. Etymology Newbawn in the Irish language is . me ...

Sport

The local GAA club is Adamstown GAA Club. The club's main pitch is located at Adamstown, about 3–4 km away. However, there is another pitch located at Newbawn that is sometimes also used.

Rounders Rounders is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams. Rounders is a striking and fielding team game that involves hitting a small, hard, leather-cased ball with a rounded end wooden, plastic, or metal bat. The players score by running arou ...

is also played in Raheen. Raheen school is involved in many sports.

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