Rahara
Village in County Roscommon, Ireland
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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]
