Rathcoffey

Rathcoffey
Ráth Chofaigh
Village
Rathcoffey church
Rathcoffey church
Rathcoffey is located in Ireland
Rathcoffey
Rathcoffey
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 53°20′N 6°41′W / 53.33°N 6.69°W / 53.33; -6.69
CountryIreland
ProvinceLeinster
CountyCounty Kildare
Population
 (2016)[1]
271
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (IST (WEST))

Rathcoffey (Irish: Ráth Chofaigh, meaning 'Cofaigh's ringfort')[2] is a village in County Kildare, Ireland, around 30 km west of Dublin city centre. It had a population of 271 as of 2016 census.[1] The village church, Rathcoffey Church, is part of the Clane & Rathcoffey Parish,[2] and was built in 1710.[2] Rathcoffey National School, a co-educational Catholic primary school, is the only educational institution in the village.[3] Rathcoffey GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) club based in Rathcoffey.[4] The club was founded in February 1888.[4] Teams representing the club play hurling, camogie and Gaelic football.[4]

The Wogan family of Rathcoffey Castle were the principal landowners in Rathcoffey in the Middle Ages.[5] In 1453, a private war erupted between different branches of the Wogan family for possession of Rathcoffey Castle.[5]

Notable residents

Notes and references

  1. ^ a b "Sapmap Area - Settlements - Rathcoffey". Census 2016. CSO. April 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Rathcoffey Church". Parish of Clane & Rathcoffey. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Rathcoffey N S". Department of Education. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  4. ^ a b c "History". Rathcoffey GAA. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  5. ^ a b c Ball, F. Elrington The Judges in Ireland 1221-1921 John Murray London 1926

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