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Title: townlands
Post by: Gilli48 on Thursday 26 November 15 17:37 GMT (UK)

Hi, looking for clarification.  What is the difference between Rahever and Raheever in Co Cavan and where would I find the former?

All help gratefully received  gilli48

Title: Re: townlands
Post by: Maggsie on Thursday 26 November 15 17:53 GMT (UK)

HI,
It looks like the spelling, one has an extra "e"
You must have found them in 2 different places, it happens, also it depends on who typed the info into the site.
Maggsie

Title: Re: townlands
Post by: hallmark on Thursday 26 November 15 20:05 GMT (UK)

http://www.logainm.ie/en/4208?s=Raheever

click on... Text Records

and see all the different ways it has been spelt.

Title: Re: townlands
Post by: kingskerswell on Thursday 26 November 15 20:42 GMT (UK)

Hi,
    Raheever is about 3 Km west of the town of Oldcastle in Co. Cavan but on the Co. Meath border.

Regards

Title: Re: townlands
Post by: gaffy on Thursday 26 November 15 23:02 GMT (UK)

Here it is in the OSI 6" mapping series from the 1830s/1840s (other maps eg. 25" map from 1890s/early 1900s and satellite images available to select over to the right of the screen):

http://maps.osi.ie/publicviewer/#V2,650939,781247,10,7

Not many buildings there, Griffiths Valuation has a print date for the area of 1856 and lists only one tenant, Edward Rotheram. Note how the outline of the copse in the centre survives to this century.