Rathmore, County Kildare
Rathmore
An Ráth Mhór / An Ráith Mór | |
|---|---|
Village | |
A row of houses in the village | |
Rathmore | |
| Coordinates: 53°13′02″N 6°33′49″W / 53.217222°N 6.563611°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | County Kildare |
| Area | |
• Total | 31.4603 km2 (12.1469 sq mi) |
| (civil parish) | |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,045 |
| • Density | 33.22/km2 (86.03/sq mi) |
| (population of the entire electoral division) | |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1841 | 1,285 | — |
| 1851 | 1,042 | −18.9% |
| 1881 | 599 | −42.5% |
| 1926 | 363 | −39.4% |
| 1961 | 383 | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 1,045 | +172.8% |
Rathmore (Irish: An Ráth Mhór or An Ráith Mór, meaning 'big fort'), a village, civil parish and District electoral division in County Kildare, Ireland, is located at the western edge of the Wicklow Mountains in the barony of Naas North. The original settlement was at the southwest corner of the English Pale, serving an important function as a border fortress during the medieval period.