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Ireland

Rathbeagh

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Paleolithic

Paleolithic

Mesolithic

Mesolithic

Neolithic

Neolithic

Chalcolithic

Chalcolithic

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Bronze Age

Iron Age

Iron Age

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Post-Classical Period

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Early Modern Period

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Industrial Period

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Contemporary Period

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Rathbeagh (Irish: Ráth Bheathach, meaning 'rath of birches') is a townland and hill on the River Nore in the parish of Lisdowney near Ballyragget, County Kilkenny, Ireland. The Irish language name is Rath Beithigh, meaning "rath (ringfort) of the birch trees". It is located in an ancient valley once called Mágh Airgid Rois ("plain of the silver wood"). The townland of Rathbeagh, which is 2.5 square kilometres (0.97 sq mi) in area, had a population of 52 as of the 2011 census.

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Ireland
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