Ráth Chairn
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Ráth Chairn (anglicised as Rathcairn or Rathcarran)[1] is a small village and Gaeltacht (Irish-speaking area) in County Meath, Ireland.[2] It is about 55 km northwest of Dublin. Ráth Chairn Gaeltacht was founded in 1935 when 27 families from Connemara, mostly from Ceantar na nOileán, were settled on land previously acquired by the Irish Land Commission, followed by a further 11 families in 1937. In all 443 people moved to the area.
Ráth Chairn
Rathcairn | |
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Village and Gaeltacht | |
Coordinates: 53°36′39″N 6°51′48″W | |
Country | Ireland |
Province | Leinster |
County | County Meath |
Elevation | 61 m (200 ft) |
Population (2006) | |
• Total | 447 |
Irish Grid Reference | N800567 |
As a Gaeltacht, Ráth Chairn is the sole official name |
In 1967 Ráth Chairn received official recognition as a Gaeltacht, following a local campaign.[3] Today, it and the nearby village of Baile Ghib make up the Meath Gaeltacht. According to the 2016 census 16% of the population of Ráth Chairn and Baile Ghib speak Irish on a daily basis outside the education system.[4]
Ráth Chairn has since grown into a village with a Catholic church, community hall for dramas and RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta (also used by Coláiste na bhFiann during the summer months), sports facilities, an all-Irish primary and secondary school, a library and a pub (An Bradán Feasa). Several facilities in Ráth Chairn host children and adults wishing to learn Irish, and residential Irish language courses, Coláiste na bhFiann, are run for teenagers in the summer months.[5] A cooperative, the Ráth Chairn Cooperation Society (generally known by its irish-language name, Irish: Comharchumann Ráth Chairn), was formed in 1973.[3]