In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Rathdowney like this:

Rathdowney, town and par., SW. Queen's co., 3½ miles S. of Ballybrophy ry. sta.- par., 17,224 ac., pop 3342; town, pop. 1109; P.O., T.O., 1 Bank.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Rathdowney, in and County Laoighis | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/27977

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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