Rathcoffey

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Rathcoffey
Ráth Chofaigh
Village
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Rathcoffey church
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Rathcoffey
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 53°20′N6°41′W / 53.33°N 6.69°W / 53.33; -6.69 Coordinates: 53°20′N6°41′W / 53.33°N 6.69°W / 53.33; -6.69
Country Ireland
Province Leinster
County County Kildare
Population
 (2016) [1]
271
Time zone UTC+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]

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

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