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Rathgar. Coordinates: 53°18.7′N 6°16.46′W. Rathgar ( Irish: Ráth Garbh, meaning "rough ringfort") [1] is a suburb of Dublin in Ireland. It was originally a village which from 1862 was part of the township of Rathmines and Rathgar; it was absorbed by the growing city and became a suburb in 1930. [2] .
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Jan 31, 2018 · A Rainy Day in Dublin | © Giuseppe Milo/ Flickr. James Hendicott 31 January 2018. Rathgar is a sleepy, aspired-to suburb in the south of Dublin, and a great local-feeling spot to base yourself on any trip to the capital. Its wide streets and classy accommodations are reflective of the city’s recent economic success, but also of its long ...
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Rathgar is a suburb of Dublin in Ireland. It was originally a village which from 1862 was part of the township of Rathmines and Rathgar; it was absorbed by the growing city and became a suburb in 1930. It lies about three kilometres south of the city centre. Photo: JP, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rathgar. Rathgar, like Ranelagh and Donnybrook, remains one of Dublin’s distinctive villages. The documented history of Rathgar began with the Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland in the 12th century, when the lands of Rathgar became part of the home farm, or grange, of the Augustinian Nuns of the Abbey of St. Mary, whose convent stood at College ...
Rathmines and Rathgar is a former second-tier local government area within County Dublin. It was created as the Township of Rathmines in 1847. In 1862, its area was expanded and it became the Township of Rathmines and Rathgar. In 1899, it became an urban district. It was abolished in 1930, and its area absorbed into the city of Dublin .
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Rathgar is situated in south Dublin. It lies beside Rathmines, Terenure, Dartry and Harold's Cross. Other nearby suburbs are Ranelagh, Rathfarnham, Milltown, Kimmage and Crumlin. The Grand Canal flows to the north of Rathgar. The majority of Rathgar lies within the jurisdiction of Dublin City Council and straddles the postal boundary of Dublin 6.
Rathgar County Dublin. Units covering this place. This website includes information on many different historical units, including census data and other statistics. The boundaries of these units covered Rathgar: Click on a tick for direct access to that theme.
