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Raheny (Irish: Ráth Eanaigh) is a northern suburb of Dublin, Ireland, halfway from the city centre to Howth. It is centred on a historic settlement, first documented in 570 AD (Mervyn Archdall).
Raheny is an extensive coastal suburb of the city of Dublin in Ireland, centred around an old village, four to five miles from the city centre on a north easterly main road, which travels on for some miles to the Hill of Howth, ending at the village of Howth, one of Ireland's main fishing ports.
In 1837, Samuel Lewis's Topographical Dictionary of Ireland described Raheny like this: RAHENY , a parish, in the barony of COOLOCK, county of DUBLIN, and province of LEINSTER, 4 ¼ miles (N. E.) from the Post-office, Dublin, on the road to Howth; containing 612 inhabitants.
Raheny History. Early times. Raheny (previously spelt as Rathenny, Ratheny etc.), has been the name of this district for many centuries (it was noted re. 570 A.D. as Rathena). The name comes from the Irish, Rath Éanna (or Rath Eanaigh), meaning "the Fort of Éanna".
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Raheny is an extensive coastal suburb of the city of Dublin in Ireland, centred around an old country village. It lies four to over five miles (6.5 to over 8 km) from the city centre on a (north) easterly main road, the Howth Road, which goes to the historic Hill of Howth (Binn Eadair), at the northern end of Dublin Bay, some miles beyond.
