Rathtoe

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°47′13″N 6°47′56″W / 52.787°N 6.799°W / 52.787; -6.799
CountryIreland
ProvinceLeinster
CountyCounty Carlow
Population
 (2022)[1]
296
Irish Grid ReferenceS810712

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 296 as of the 2022 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

  1. ^ a b "Census Interactive Map – Towns: Rathtoe". Census 2022. Central Statistics Office. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Ráth Tó / Rathtoe". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Rathtoe". carlowtourism.com. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  4. ^ a b c "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