Editing Rathmines (section)

==Name==
Rathmines is an [[Anglicisation]] of the [[Irish language|Irish]] {{lang|ga|Ráth Maonais}}, meaning "ringfort of Maonas"/"fort of Maonas". The name Maonas is perhaps derived from Maoghnes or the [[Normans|Norman]] name de Meones, after the [[de Meones family]] who settled in Dublin about 1280; Elrington Ball states that the earlier version of the name was ''Meonesrath'', which supports the theory that it was named after the family.<ref>{{cite book|last=Ball|first=F. Elrington|title=History of Dublin Vol. 2 |date=1903 |publisher=Alexander Thom and Co. |page=100}}</ref> Like many of the surrounding areas, it arose from a fortified structure which would have been the centre of civic and commercial activity from the [[Norman invasion of Ireland]] in the 12th century. [[Rathgar]], [[Baggotrath Castle|Baggotrath]] and [[Rathfarnham]] are other areas of Dublin whose placenames derive from a similar root.