Rasen, stream, Lincolnshire; rises in the Wolds, 4
miles NE. of Market Rasen, and flows 7 miles SW. to
the Ancholme.

Rasen, Market, Lincolnshire. See Market Rasen.

Rasen, Middle, par. and vil., Lincolnshire, on river
Rasen, 14 mile AY. of Market Rasen, 3470 ac., pop.
928; P.O.

Rasen, West, par. and vil., Lincolnshire, on river
Rasen, 3 m. W. of Market Rasen, 2720 ac., pop. 251; P.O.

Rash, hamlet, Grinton par., North-Riding York-
shire, near Muker.

Rasharkin, par. and vil., AY. co. Antrim, on river
Bann, 4 miles E. of Kilrea—par., 19,261 ac., pop. 6422;
vil., pop. 228 ; P.O.

Rashcliffe, eccl. dist., Almondbury par., S. div.
West-Riding Yorkshire, near Huddersfield ry. sta.,
pop. 6409.

Rashedag, 5 miles SAY. of Letterkenny, mid. co.
Donegal; P.O.

Rashee, par., mid. co. Antrim, 2 miles NW. of
Ballyclare, 6459 ac., pop. 1150.

Raslifleld, place with school, Dunoon and Kilmun
par., Argyllshire.

Rashina, school, Lemanaghan par., King’s co.

Raskelf, township and vil. with ry. sta., Easing-
wold par., North-Riding Yorkshire, 134 miles NW. of
York by rail and 3 miles NW. of Easingwold, 4281 ac.,
pop. 478; p.o.

Rasnastraw, 3 miles from Tinahely, S. co. Wick-
low; P.O.

Rastrick, town and township, Halifax par., N. div.
West-Riding Yorkshire, on river Calder, 3f miles N. of
Huddersfield and 5 miles SE. of Halifax, 1371 ac., pop.
8039; P.O., T.O. ; has cotton and woollen mfrs. and
stone quarries ; near the town is R. House, seat.

Rat Island.—(or Burrow Island), Hants, in the
entrance to Portsmouth Harbour.—2. Rat Island, on
SE. side of Lundy Island, Bristol Channel.

Ratagain. See Mam Rattachan.

Rataine, par., mid. co. Meath, 4 miles NE. of Trim,
1631 ac., pop. 216.

Ratass, par., N. co. Kerry, 6982 ac., pop. 3194 ;
contains part of Tralee.

Ratby, par. and vil. with ry. sta., in co. and 44 miles
AY. of Leicester, 5410 ac., pop. 1615 ; P.O.; 1 mile W. of
I vil. is a Roman camp.

Ratchwood, township, Bamburgh par., Northumber-
land, 44 miles SE. of Belford, 154 ac., pop. 8.

Ratcliff, township, Stepney par., Middlesex, in Lime-
house Division of Tower Hamlets parl. bor., on river ,
Thames, opposite the Pool, 111 ac., pop. 16,107.

Ratcliffe, hamlet, in par. and 2 miles W. of Work-
sop, Notts.

Ratcliffe Cnley, township, Sheepy Magna par.,
Leicestershire, lg mile NE. of Atherstone, pop. 228.

Ratcliffe on the Wreak, par. and vil., in co. and 7 m.
NE. of Leicester, on r. AYreak, 880 ac., pop. 106; P.O.

Ratcliffe upon Soar, par. and vil., inco. and 8 miles
SW. of Nottingham, on river Soar, 970 ac., pop. 146.

Ratcliffe upon Trent, par. and vil. (ry. sta. Rad-
cliffeon Trent), in co. and 4§ m. E. of Nottingham, on
river Trent, 1880 ac., pop. 1704; P.O., T.O., called Rad-
cliffe on Trent; is remarkable for its romantic scenery.

Ratesb, hamlet, 7 m. NW. of Tuam, N. co. Galway.

Rath.¹—par., mid. co. Clare, 1 mile SW. of Corro-
fin, 8488 ac., pop. 1307.—2. Rath, seat, 5 miles NE. of
Drogheda, SE. co. Louth.—3. Rath, seat, 5 miles SE.
of Portarlington, NE. Queen’s co.—4. Ratli, seat, 6
miles NW. of Shillelagh ry. sta., SW. co. AYicklow, 24
miles E. of Tullow.

Rathfildron, seat, 2 miles NW. of Navan, mid. .co.
Meath.

Rathangan, small market town and par., in co. and
6 miles NW. of Kildare, on river Little Barrow and a
I branch of the Grand Canal, 6 miles NE. of Monasterevin
ry. sta.—par., 11,531 ac., pop. 1702; town, pop. 683 ;
P.O., T.O., 1 Bank. Market-day, Monday. Rathangan
has trade in corn and malting. The Duke of Leinster
is the superior of the town.

Rathanna, school, Kiltennel par., co. Carlow,
j Rathanny, 6 miles E. of Tralee, N. co. Kerry ; P.O.