Place:


Raigh  County Donegal

 

In 1837, Samuel Lewis's Topographical Dictionary of Ireland described Raigh like this:

RAIGH, or ROY, an island, in the parish of MEVAGH, barony of KILMACRENAN, county of DONEGAL, and province of ULSTER, 5 miles (N. E.) from Glen: the population is returned with the parish. It is situated in Mulroy bay, and contains about 86 statute acres of pasture land. At low water the strand between it and the main land is dry.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Raigh, in and County Donegal | Map and description, A Vision of Ireland through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofireland.org/place/29274

Date accessed: 21st September 2024


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