placenamesRathangan
Ráth Iomgháin
Ardscoil Rath Iomgháin developed from classes spread across the town into a purpose-built campus.
The name
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Recorded forms
- Ráth Iomgháin · Irish · main form
- Rathangan · English · main form
Place & story
From several buildings to one site
Ardscoil Rath Iomgháin traces its beginnings to a 1971 amalgamation involving the Sisters of Mercy convent and Kildare VEC. Classes initially occupied two town buildings. Senior-cycle teaching began in 1975, and the first Leaving Certificate examinations followed in 1977. The school moved to a new site in 1986. Its institutional history records a library added in 1993 and an extension including a sports hall in 2006, marking further changes to its educational facilities. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Rathangan. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Our History: Ardscoil Rath Iomgháin · Ardscoil Rath Iomgháin
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2014-05-21. How this page was prepared.