RATOATH

In 1868, the parish of Ratoath contained the following places:

"RATOATH, a parish and post-office village in the barony of Ratoath, county Meath, province of Leinster, Ireland, 3 miles N.W. of Ashbourne, and 14 S.W. of Trim. The surface consists very generally of profitable land. The living is a rectory and vicarage in the diocese of Meath, value with others, £595, in the patronage of the crown. The church was erected in 1817, by means of a loan from the late Board of First Fruits. The Roman Catholic chapel is at the head of a district. There is a National school. Manor House and Lagors are the chief seats. The village was formerly a parliamentary borough, and had an abbey. A large mound, or rath, stands near the church, from which the place probably takes its name. Here are, a dispensary and a police station. Fairs are held on 18th April, 1st June, and 20th November."

[Transcribed from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland 1868]
by Colin Hinson ©2018