Information about Retagh

Information from O'Donovan's Field Name Books

Standard Name:
Retagh
Irish Form of Name:
Reidhteach
Translation:
a plain
Civil Parish:
Killeroran
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Other Forms of the Name with authority source (if provided) in italics:
Reidhteach
Rakaugh Village
Baytag
Retagh
Rathleige Inq. Temp. Car. I
Rakaugh Village The field examiner
Description:
It is a small village containing a few scattered houses none of which are worth remarking.
Situation:
This village is situated in the townland of Slievamurra in the west side about 25 chains S E. of the trig. Station and Kilclony L. North.

Information From Joyce's Place Names

Translation according to P. W. Joyce:
Ra, Ray, Raw, Rath ; an ancient fortified residence: See vol. i. p. 274. As in the case of "Lis," the part of a place-name following Ra, Rath, Raheen, &c, is very often a personal or family name. See Lis.

Townland Information

What is a townland?:
A townland is one of the smallest land divisions in Ireland. They range in size from a few acres to thousands of acres. Many are Gaelic in origin, but some came into existence after the Norman invasion of 1169
Townland:
Retagh is in Slievemurry townland.

Information From Maps

Original OS maps at the Ordnance Survey of Ireland website.
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Retagh
Information from the National Monuments Service.
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Archaeological map from the National Monuments Service
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