Searching for "RATHGAR"

You searched for "RATHGAR" in our simplified list of the main towns and villages, but the match we found was not what you wanted. There are several other ways of finding places within Vision of Britain, so read on for detailed advice and 10 possible matches we have found for you:

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  • If you are looking for hills, rivers, castles ... or pretty much anything other than the "places" where people live and lived, you need to look in our collection of Historical Gazetteers. This contains the complete text of three gazetteers published in the late 19th century — over 90,000 entries. Although there are no descriptive gazetteer entries for placenames exactly matching your search term (other than those already linked to "places"), the following entries mention "RATHGAR":
    Place name County Entry Source
    DUBLIN Dublin Rathgar. Besides carbonate of lime, it includes considerable quantities of silex and alumen, traces of the oxydes of iron and manganese Lewis:Ireland
    Harold's Cross Dublin Harold's Cross , S. suburb of Dublin city, Rathmines and Rathgar township; P.O. Bartholomew
    PREBAN, or PREBAWN Wicklow Rathgar. There is also a rath in this townland; and in the grounds of Tankersley is a well, dedicated to St. Moab Lewis:Ireland
    Ranelagh, North and South Dublin Rathgar township, St Peter's par., co. Dublin, in S. vicinity of city of Dublin; P.O., T.O.; Ranelagh gives the title Bartholomew
    RATHFARNHAM Dublin Rathgar are extensive calico print-works. The small villages of Roundtown and Templeogue are in the parish: in the latter Lewis:Ireland
    Rathgar Dublin Rathgar , vil., in co. and 2 miles S. of Dublin; extensive limestone quarries are in the vicinity. See RATHMINES AND RATHGAR Bartholomew
    RATHGAR Dublin Rathgar House, the residence of J. Farran, Esq.; Rathgar, of P. Waldron, Esq.; Rokeby, of C. Pickering, Esq.; Mote View Lewis:Ireland
    RATHMINES Dublin Rathgar road is a station of the city police: there is a small woollen factory belonging to Messrs. Wilans. Twelve Lewis:Ireland
    Rathmines and Rathgar Dublin Rathgar , township, in co. and 1½ mile S. of Dublin, 1714 ac., pop. 24,370; P.O., T.O., called Rathmines Bartholomew
    ROUNDTOWN Dublin Rathgar House, of G. McBride, Esq.; Westbourne Lodge, of T. Dickson, Esq.; Meadowbank, of T. Copperthwaite, Esq.; Prospect House, of J. Halloway Lewis:Ireland
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