Rathfriland (from Irish Ráth Fraoileann, meaning 'ringfort of Fraoile')[1] is a market town in County Down, Northern Ireland.

It was a square building of 3-4 storeys with a stone barrel vault on the ground floor to lessen the risk of fire.

An old map of 1776 prepared for the Meade Estate shows streets, lanes, tenements and gardens forming the early village.

Rathfriland lies in County Down, the baronies of Iveagh Lower, Lower Half and Iveagh Upper, Upper Half, the townlands of Rossconor and Lessize, the district electoral area of Knockiveagh, and the civil parishes of Drumballyroney and Drumgath.

Other sporting clubs include: Rathfriland is classified as a village by the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA).