Raharney

Raharney (Irish: Ráth Fhearna, meaning "Fearna's ringfort")[2] is a village in east County Westmeath, Ireland. It has a population of 221 according to the 2016 census.[1]

Raharney

Ráth Fhearna
Village
Raharney Main Street
Raharney
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 53.524°N 7.095°W / 53.524; -7.095
CountryIreland
ProvinceLeinster
CountyCounty Westmeath
Elevation
75 m (246 ft)
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Total221
Irish Grid ReferenceN599531

Raharney is on the R156 road about 18 km (11 mi) from Mullingar and about 67 km from Dublin. It is in the parish of Killucan; the village of Killucan is a further 3 km (1.9 mi) west.

Public transport

Bus Éireann route 115A provides a commuter link to Dublin via Ballivor, Summerhill and Maynooth with one journey in the morning and an evening journey back Mondays to Fridays inclusive.[3] Until August 2013, Bus Éireann route 118 provided a daily commuter service to Dublin and Mullingar.

Geography

The village of Raharney has a bridge over the River Deel and is the last settlement of the county on the edge of bogland that separates Westmeath from County Meath. The bridge links the roads that run north-south alongside the River Deel on one side and alongside the bog on the other (road from Delvin and on through Riverdale). The River Deel is a tributary of the Boyne. The roads into the village all slope down towards the river, suggesting that before the bridge was built there was a ford at this point. Looking westward to Mullingar the town is located in the gap between three large lakes. Raharney, therefore, lies on the route of a path of what probably was, in the past, difficult terrain through the midlands. The three east-west roads were the Athboy-Delvin-Mullingar road, the Clonard-Kinnegad-Athlone/Mullingar road and Trim-Raharney/Killucan-Mullingar road.

There is an old, unused graveyard, perched on top of a small hill on the bend of the river as it leaves the village. The village is also home to a Roman Catholic church which is dedicated to St. Mary.

Sport
Raharney on the R156

Raharney Hurling Club is the local parish Gaelic Athletic Association club,[4] and has won the Westmeath Senior Hurling Championship on thirteen occasions. The club's camogie team has won the Westmeath camogie final several times.

See also

References
  1. "Census 2016 Sapmap Area: Settlements Raharney". Census 2016. Central Statistics Office Ireland. 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  2. "Ráth Fhearna/Raharney". Logainm.ie.
  3. "Dublin Airport - Bus Éireann - View Ireland Bus and Coach Timetables & Buy Tickets". www.buseireann.ie.
  4. "Club Secretaries – Official Westmeath GAA website - GAA News & Results". westmeathgaa.ie.
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