Raford River
Raford River is a stream in County Galway, Connacht. Raford River is situated nearby to the locality Ballymore, as well as near the village Craughwell.Places of Interest
Highlights include Craughwell and Caherkinmonwee Castle.
Craughwell
Railway station
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Craughwell railway station is a railway station serving the village of Craughwell in County Galway, Ireland. It is an unstaffed single-platform station.
Caherkinmonwee Castle
Castle
Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Caherkinmonwee Castle, also known as Caher Castle, is a tower house located in County Galway, Ireland. Caherkinmonwee Castle is situated 2½ km northeast of Raford River.
Rahasane Turlough
Lake
Rahasane Turlough is a turlough, west of Craughwell in southwest County Galway. It is the largest surviving turlough in Ireland. A turlough is a karst lake, which has no surface outlet and is surrounded on all sides by rising land. Rahasane Turlough is situated 3½ km west of Raford River.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Craughwell and Athenry.
Craughwell
Village
Photo: Graham Horn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Craughwell is a village and townland in County Galway, Ireland. As of the 2022 census, the village had a population of approximately 1,000 people. Craughwell is 8 km south of Athenry, 12 km west of Loughrea, and 22 km east of Galway city.
Athenry
Photo: AFBorchert, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Athenry is a market town in County Galway with medieval town walls, castle and abbey. In Irish it's Baile Átha an Rí, town of the ford of the king. Those kings were the Ó Mainnín dynasty, ousted in the 12th century by supporters of the O'Connor kings, who in turn were ousted in the 13th century by the Anglo-Norman de Bermingham overlords.
Ardrahan
Village
Photo: Fractal Angel, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ardrahan is a village and civil parish in County Galway, Ireland. Ardrahan is situated 9 km southwest of Raford River.
Raford River
- Type: Stream
- Also known as: “Raford”
- Category: body of water
- Location: County Galway, Connacht, West Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.22778° or 53° 13′ 40″ northLongitude
-8.72972° or 8° 43′ 47″ westElevation
23 metres (75 feet)Open location code
9C5H67HC+44GeoNames ID
3314108
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Satellite Map
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Riverview Castle and Rahasane House.
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