Coordinates: 53°31′16″N 8°08′24″W / 53.521°N 8.140°W / 53.521; -8.140

Rahara

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Rahara
Ráth Ara
Village
Rahara on the R362
Rahara on the R362
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CountryIreland
ProvinceConnacht
CountyCounty Roscommon
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-1 (IST (WEST))

Rahara (Irish: Ráth Ara, meaning 'fort of the charioteer')[1] is a village in County Roscommon, Ireland. It lies on the R362 regional road, between Athlone and Athleague about 3 km (1.9 mi) 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]

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Commemorative stone listing former Catholic priests in Rahara