Rahara | |
Native Name: | Irish: Ráth Ara |
Native Name Lang: | ga |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Ireland |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Ireland |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Ireland |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Connacht |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | County Roscommon |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Utc Offset1: | +0 |
Timezone1 Dst: | IST (WEST) |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | -1 |
Coordinates: | 53.521°N -8.14°W |
Blank Name: | Irish Grid Reference |
Rahara [1] is a village in County Roscommon, Ireland. It lies on the R362 regional road, between Athlone and Athleague about 3km (02miles) north of the village of Curraghboy. Rahara is in a townland and civil parish of the same name.[1]
As of December 2011, the local primary school, Rahara National School, had an enrollment of 34 children.[2] The Roman Catholic church in Rahara, the Church of Mary Immaculate, is in the combined parish of Knockcroghery, St. John's and Rahara of the Diocese of Elphin.[3]