Place:


Raphoe  County Donegal

 
location map -- click to enlarge

          Click on the map for other historical maps of this place

In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Raphoe like this:

Raphoe, market-town, seat of a diocese, and par., North Raphoe bar., E. co. Donegal, 6½ miles NW. of Strabane sta. and 15 SW. of Londonderry - par., 13,225 ac., pop. 3399; town, pop. 986; P.O., T.O., 1 Bank. Market-day, Saturday. Raphoe is situated in a fertile district. The see of Raphoe was united to that of Derry in 1835.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Raphoe, in and County Donegal | Map and description, A Vision of Ireland through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofireland.org/place/30179

Date accessed: 03rd May 2024

Not where you were looking for?

Click here for more detailed advice on finding places within A Vision of Ireland through Time, and maybe some references to other places called "Raphoe".