{{short description|Village in County Carlow, Ireland}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2021}} {{Use Hiberno-English|date=May 2021}} {{Infobox settlement |settlement_type = Village |name = Rathtoe |native_name = {{Irish place name|Ráth Tó}} |native_name_lang = ga |image_skyline = St Patrick's church, Rathoe, Co. Carlow - geograph.org.uk - 1384759.jpg |image_caption = St Patrick's church |pushpin_map = Ireland |pushpin_label_position = right |pushpin_map_caption = Location in Ireland |coordinates = {{coord|52.787|-6.799|dim:100000_region:IE|display=inline,title}} |blank_name_sec1 = Irish Grid Reference |blank_info_sec1 = {{iem4ibx|S810712}} |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]] |subdivision_type1 = [[Provinces of Ireland|Province]] |subdivision_name1 = [[Leinster]] |subdivision_type2 = [[Counties of Ireland|County]] |subdivision_name2 = [[County Carlow]] |unit_pref = Metric |population_as_of = [[2022 census of Ireland|2022]] |population_footnotes = <ref name=cso2022>{{cite web | title = Census Interactive Map – Towns: Rathtoe | url = https://visual.cso.ie/?body=entity/ima/cop/2022&boundary=C04160V04929&guid=8948d203-3eb6-4559-8921-dcd698a8bb08 | work = [[2022 census of Ireland|Census 2022]] | publisher = [[Central Statistics Office (Ireland)|Central Statistics Office]] | access-date = 7 December 2024}}</ref> |population_total = 296 }} '''Rathtoe''' ({{Irish place name|Ráth Tó}}),<ref name="logainm">{{cite web|url = https://www.logainm.ie/1412416.aspx | publisher = Placenames Database of Ireland | website = logainm.ie | title = Ráth Tó / Rathtoe | accessdate = 31 May 2021 }}</ref> also spelled '''Rathoe''',<ref name="tourism">{{cite web|url = https://carlowtourism.com/rathoe/ | website = carlowtourism.com | title = Rathtoe | accessdate = 31 May 2021 }}</ref> is a village and [[townland]] in [[County Carlow]], [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]]. The village is located in the [[civil parishes in Ireland|civil parish]] of Gilbertstown,<ref name="logainm"/> between [[Tullow]] and [[Ballon, County Carlow]].<ref name="tourism"/> The [[Burren River]] flows through the area.<ref name="devplan">{{cite web|url = http://www.carlow.ie/wp-content/documents/uploads/rathtoe-lap.pdf | publisher = Carlow County Council | website = carlow.ie | title = Rathoe Village Draft Local Area Plan | date = | accessdate = 31 May 2021 }}</ref> Rathtoe is a [[census town]], and had a population of 296 as of the [[2022 census of Ireland|2022 census]].<ref name=cso2022/>
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.<ref name="devplan"/><ref>{{cite book | title = Archaeological Inventory of County Carlow | place = Dublin | publisher = Government Stationery Office | date = 1993 }}</ref> The local [[Roman Catholic]] church is dedicated to [[Saint Patrick]] and was built {{circa|1890}}.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/buildings-search/building/10301301/saint-patricks-catholic-church-rathoe-cross-roads-rathtoe-carlow | publisher = National Inventory of Architectural Heritage | website = buildingsofireland.ie | title = Saint Patrick's Catholic Church, Rathoe Cross Roads, Rathtoe, Carlow | date = | accessdate = 31 May 2021 }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/buildings-search/building/10301302/rathoe-credit-union-rathoe-cross-roads-rathtoe-carlow| publisher = National Inventory of Architectural Heritage | website = buildingsofireland.ie | title =Rathoe Credit Union, Rathoe Cross Roads, Rathtoe, Carlow | date = | accessdate = 31 May 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{cite report |url = http://www.carlow.ie/wp-content/documents/uploads/carlow-county-development-plan-appendix-8-record-of-protected-structures.pdf | publisher = Carlow County Council | website = carlow.ie | title = Carlow County Development Plan 2015-2021 – Appendix 8 – Record of Protected Structures | page = 61 | date = August 2015 }}</ref>
The local Gaelic football club, [[Fighting Cocks GAA]], has its grounds approximately {{convert|2|km}} west of the village.<ref name="devplan"/> The club won the [[Carlow Senior Football Championship]] in 1938.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.independent.ie/sport/no-room-for-cynicism-in-the-grassroots-26132813.html | publisher = Independent News & Media | website = independent.ie | title = No room for cynicism in the grassroots | date = 22 November 1999 | quote = The 'Cocks won the Carlow senior {{sic|championhip}} in 1938 }}</ref>
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{{County Carlow}}
[[Category:Towns and villages in County Carlow]]