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The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland - 1868

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

"RAHUGH, a parish in the barony of Moycashel, county Westmeath, province of Leinster, Ireland, 4 miles S.E. from Kilbeggan. The surface consists of a light soil with a small proportion of bog. The road from Kilbeggan to Philipstown crosses the interior, and likewise a branch of the Grand canal. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Meath, value with Ardnurcher, £359, in the patronage of the crown. The Roman Catholic chapel is united to that of Kilbeggan. Here is a Baptist meeting-house, also three day schools. This parish is the reputed site of a monastery founded by ST. Aid in the 6th century. In the vicinity are two or three raths and some ruins.

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