Rahugh

Coordinates: 53°20′10″N 7°26′13″W / 53.336°N 7.437°W / 53.336; -7.437

Rahugh or Ráith Aeda Meic Bric is an early Christian site founded by Áed mac Bricc (also referred to as Saint Hugh of Rahugh) in the 6th century,^[1] inside a ráth or ringfort. The site, located about 8 km north of Tullamore along the L1024.

Rahugh consists of one pub (The Hazel Bar and Lounge) a Catholic church, local community centre, a primary school and several small -medium sized enterprises such as Dunnes Workshop and Scally Precast. Rahugh also contains the remains of an ancient Christian monastery site and graveyard, a holy well and a so-called headache stone.

Rahugh (Irish: Ráth Aodha) is a civil parish in County Westmeath, Ireland. It is located about 20 kilometres (12 mi) south–south–west of Mullingar. Rahugh is one of 8 civil parishes in the barony of Moycashel in the Province of Leinster. The civil parish covers 4,987.5 acres (20.184 km2). The Rahugh civil parish comprises of 12 townlands: Ardan, Atticonor, Cappanrush, Garryduff, Kiltober, Lowertown, Monasset, Montrath, Pallasboy, Rahugh, Rossbeg and Sonnagh.

The neighbouring civil parishes are: Newtown to the north, Kilclonfert (County Offaly) to the east, Ballycommon (County Offaly) to the south and Durrow and Kilbeggan to the west.

References

External links

• http://www.offalytourism.com/businessdirectory/rahugh
• http://www.irishpubs.com/Pub?Id=93
• http://www.yelp.ie/biz/the-hazel-pub-mullingar
• http://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=WM&regno=15403823
• http://www.dunnesjoinery.ie/
• http://www.dunnesworkshop.com/wood-turning.php
• http://www.solocheck.ie/Irish-Company/Scally-Precast-Products-Limited-374723

Rahugh civil parish The Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved on 17 July 2015

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