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Rathcoffey

Village in County Kildare, Ireland

Field	Value
name	Rathcoffey
native_name	Ráth Chofaigh
native_name_lang	ga
settlement_type	Village
image_skyline	Pristine_church_-_geograph.org.uk_-_904295.jpg
image_caption	Rathcoffey church
pushpin_map	Ireland
pushpin_label_position	right
pushpin_map_caption	Location in Ireland
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	Ireland
subdivision_type1	Province
subdivision_name1	Leinster
subdivision_type3	County
subdivision_name3	County Kildare
unit_pref	Metric
population_as_of	2016
population_footnotes
population_total	271
population_density_km2	auto
timezone1	WET
utc_offset1	+0
timezone1_DST	IST (WEST)
utc_offset1_DST	+1
coordinates
blank_name	Irish Grid Reference
blank_info

Rathcoffey () 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. The village church, Rathcoffey Church, is part of the Clane & Rathcoffey Parish, and was built in 1710. Rathcoffey National School, a co-educational Catholic primary school, is the only educational institution in the village. Rathcoffey GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) club based in Rathcoffey. The club was founded in February 1888. Teams representing the club play hurling, camogie and Gaelic football.

The Wogan family of Rathcoffey Castle were the principal landowners in Rathcoffey in the Middle Ages. In 1453, a private war erupted between different branches of the Wogan family for possession of Rathcoffey Castle.

Notable residents

John Wogan, Justiciar of Ireland, was granted Rathcoffey about 1317, the first of the Wogans to live there.
Richard Wogan of Rathcoffey, Lord Chancellor of Ireland (died after 1453) was John's descendant.

References

(April 2016). "Sapmap Area - Settlements - Rathcoffey". CSO.
"Rathcoffey Church".
"Rathcoffey N S".
"History".
Ball, F. Elrington ''The Judges in Ireland 1221-1921'' John Murray London 1926

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