Rathtoe

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]

Rathtoe
Irish: Ráth Tó
Village
St Patrick's church
St Patrick's church
Rathtoe is located in Ireland
Rathtoe
Rathtoe
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 52.787°N 6.799°W / 52.787; -6.799
CountryIreland
ProvinceLeinster
CountyCounty Carlow
Population
 (2016)[1]
304
Irish Grid ReferenceS810712

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
  1. "Rathtoe (Ireland) Census Town". City Population. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  2. "Ráth Tó / Rathtoe". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  3. "Rathtoe". carlowtourism.com. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  4. "Rathoe Village Draft Local Area Plan" (PDF). carlow.ie. Carlow County Council. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  5. Archaeological Inventory of County Carlow. Dublin: Government Stationery Office. 1993.
  6. "Saint Patrick's Catholic Church, Rathoe Cross Roads, Rathtoe, Carlow". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  7. "Rathoe Credit Union, Rathoe Cross Roads, Rathtoe, Carlow". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  8. Carlow County Development Plan 2015-2021 – Appendix 8 – Record of Protected Structures (PDF). carlow.ie (Report). Carlow County Council. August 2015. p. 61.
  9. "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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