Rathcoffey
Ráth Chofaigh | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 53°20′N 6°41′W / 53.33°N 6.69°W | |
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]
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]