Rathcoffey
Ráth Chofaigh | |
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Village | |
 Rathcoffey church | |
  Rathcoffey Location in Ireland | |
| 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]
