Logainmneacha
According to O'Donovans Letters Rahara Parish contains 5,362 acres, 2 roods and 24 perches of which 161 acres, 1 rood and 38 perches is water.
The following is a list of the placenames of our parish with placename information based on O'Donovan's Name Books.
   

Rahara (Rath Aradh) means "the fort of the great view or grand stands".
It contain 600 acres and three and half perches of woodland.
It is 323 feet above sea level.

Ballagh (Bealach) means "a road or pass".
Ballagh village is in the Ballagh townland in the south east end of the parish.
It has an old castle.

Ballyglass (Baile Glas) means the green townland.
It contains 300 acres.
Barnacullen (Bearna Cuilinn) means "the holly gap".
It contains 397 acres, 1 road and 30 perches.

 

The Mound Barrow at Rahara

 


Clooneen (Cluainín) means a small lawn or meadow.
It contains 44 acres, 24 perches.

Corregeen Beg
(Carraigín Beag) means "The small rock".
It is at the east end of Ballagh Townland.
It lies 433 feet above sea level.

Bóithrín an Teampall
was the old road leading down to the graveyard.
Carrowkeel (Ceatranad Caol) means "the narrow quarter".
It contains 136 acres, 3 roods and 1 perch.

Carrowmoney
(Ceatranad Muine) means "quarter of shrubbery".
It contains 421 acres, 1 rood and 29 perches.

Caltragh
(Cealtrach) means "deserted burial place".
It contains 132 acres 1 rood and 1 pe
rch

The Standing Stone at Kilmeas

 

Daly's Village is in East Barnacullen.
Ganaveens (Gaineamh Mín) means "smooth sand".
It contains 59 acres, 3 roods and 32 perches.

Glenfin (Gleann Fionn) means "the white valley".
It contains 43 acres 3 roods and 32 perches.

Glennons Village is in East Turlough.
Gort na Dara means "the fields of oaks".
Gortnacarnán means the "Field of the Leaps".
It contains 49 acres 2 roods and 29 perches.

 

The Mass Rock at Ballinasagart

 

Highbog (Móin Uachtair) means the high bog.
It contains 141 acres, 1 rood and 35 perches.

Kilmeas (Coill Meas) means "The Fruit Wood".
It contains 85 acres and 6 perches.

Lacken (Leacan) means "Hillside".
It contains 494 acres and 15 perches.
It also contains 3 acres of woodland and 7 acres of bogland.

Leaba Diarmada of Scregg Hill.
According to folklore fairies lived here and used to disport themselves at night.
But on reaching Ath Na Croise at Tobar Liagán they used lose their powers.
This is the site of the most famous Cromlech in Europe.

Longfield (Gort Fada) means as the name says "the long field".
It contains 127 acres and 21 perches.
There is also 1.5 acres of woodland and 3 acres of bogland.

Front View of Longfield House

Lough Funshinagh (Loch Fuinseann) means "The lake of The Ash Trees".
It is partly in Cam Parish.
Along the Rahara Shore there are 161 acres 1 rood and 38 perches of land.
There are 4 islands that belong to Rahara Parish.
The water level is 219 feet in Summer and 223 feet in winter.
It is connected by underground outlets to the River Shannon.
It is a Wild Life Preserve for wild fowl.
The lake contains perch, pike and eel.
There are many islands on the lake including "Inis Mór", "Inis na Móna", Inis na Máirt Feola" or Martello and "inis na Dara".

An Lorg means "the pathway".
This is a deep track that went from Lough Funshinagh to Lough Croan.
Legend says that Saint Patrick banished serpents from Logh Funshinagh along this track.

Rovakelly (Robair Coille) means "The Red Woodland".

Lough Funshinagh in winter

 

Scregg Megalithic Tomb overlooks the River Shannon indicating that the area was populated in Prehistory.
It is mentioned in "Dolmens of Ireland" (Bailasc and Parsons) as among the most important in Europe.

Scrine (Scrín) means "a shrine".
There are remains of many churches and graveyards here.

Síd Gith is a "Fairy Hill".
It is in the centre of Turlough Townland.
It is 424 feet above sea level.
Tradition says that Síd Gith beat a warrior of Queen Maeve of Connaught on this hill.

Turlough (Tor Loch) means "Dry Lake".
It contains 294 acres 1 rood and 8 perches.

Tubberconnor (Tobair Uí Concubhair) means "O' Connor's Well".
It contains 167 acres and 7 perches.

 

A view of Scregg Megalithic Tomb

 

 

Scrine Cemetery