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Raheen, County Laois

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Raheen
An Ráithín
Village
Raheen village
Raheen village
Raheen is located in Ireland
Raheen
Raheen
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 52°57′55″N 7°22′11″W / 52.96527°N 7.36983°W / 52.96527; -7.36983
CountryIreland
ProvinceLeinster
CountyCounty Laois
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-1 (IST (WEST))
Irish Grid ReferenceS426904

Raheen (Irish: An Ráithín, meaning 'little ringfort')[1] is a small village south of Portlaoise in County Laois, Ireland.

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History

The Gothic revival Roman Catholic parish church of Raheen is dedicated to St. Fintan and dates from 1857.[2] The first Catholic church, a thatched chapel, was built in 1729 on a site granted by a Protestant family named Baldwin. Mr. Baldwin granted the land after seeing poor Catholics assembled at Mass in a deep pit, which is called the Mass Pit even to the present time.

The poorer sort of Irish natives," wrote an English tourist in 1746, "are Roman Catholics, who make no scruple to assemble in the open fields. As we passed yesterday in a by-road, we saw a priest under a tree, with a large assembly about him, celebrating Mass in his proper habit; and though at a great distance from him, we heard him distinctly. These sort of people seem to be very solemn and sincere in their religion.[3]

The graveyard in the village marks the site of the old thatched chapel.

Education

There is one primary school, Tobar an Léinn, located in the area.[4]

Sport

St. Fintans, Colt GAA is the local Gaelic football and hurling club. Raheen F.C is a local association football (soccer) club.

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See also

References

  1. ^ Local parish history
  2. ^ "Saint Fintan's Roman Catholic Church, Raheen, County Laois". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  3. ^ Chetwood's Tour through Ireland, p. 163.
  4. ^ "Home". Tobar an Léinn.
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