Rathtoe
Rathtoe
Irish: Ráth Tó | |
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Village | |
 St Patrick's church | |
  Rathtoe Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 52°47′13″N 6°47′56″W / 52.787°N 6.799°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | County Carlow |
| Population | 304 |
| Irish Grid Reference | S810712 |
Rathtoe (Irish: Ráth Tó),[2] also spelled Rathoe,[3] is a village and townland in County Carlow, Ireland. The village is located in the civil parish of Gilbertstown,[2] between Tullow and Ballon, County Carlow.[3] The Burren River flows through the area.[4] Rathtoe is a census town, and had a population of 304 as of the 2016 census.[1]
Evidence of ancient settlement in the area include the Bronze Age settlement of Ballon Hill (6 km to the south), and a ringfort (rath) within Rathtoe townland itself.[4][5] The local Roman Catholic church is dedicated to Saint Patrick and was built c. 1890.[6] The church is listed on the Record of Protected Structures for County Carlow, as is the nearby credit union building (formerly a school) which dates to 1837.[7][8]
The local Gaelic football club, Fighting Cocks GAA, has its grounds approximately 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) west of the village.[4] The club won the Carlow Senior Football Championship in 1938.[9]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Rathtoe (Ireland) Census Town". City Population. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Ráth Tó / Rathtoe". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Rathtoe". carlowtourism.com. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ^ a b c "Rathoe Village Draft Local Area Plan" (PDF). carlow.ie. Carlow County Council. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ^ Archaeological Inventory of County Carlow. Dublin: Government Stationery Office. 1993.
- ^ "Saint Patrick's Catholic Church, Rathoe Cross Roads, Rathtoe, Carlow". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ^ "Rathoe Credit Union, Rathoe Cross Roads, Rathtoe, Carlow". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ^ Carlow County Development Plan 2015-2021 – Appendix 8 – Record of Protected Structures (PDF). carlow.ie (Report). Carlow County Council. August 2015. p. 61.
- ^ "No room for cynicism in the grassroots". independent.ie. Independent News & Media. 22 November 1999.
The 'Cocks won the Carlow senior championhip [sic] in 1938
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