Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Rathfarnham

Rathfarnham, par. and vil., in co. and 3 miles S. of Dublin, on river Dodder - par., 2784 ac., pop. 7663; vil., pop. (with Ponds) 746; P.O., T.O. In this neighbourhood are many handsome seats and villas, also several paper and corn mills. Rathfarnham Castle, an old seat, was formerly the property of the Marquis of Ely.


(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

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Feature Description: "parish"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
Administrative units: Dublin IrlC
Place: Rathfarnham

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