Rathcoole, County Cork

Rathcoole, also spelled Rathcool (Irish: Ráth Cúil) is a village in the north west of County Cork, Ireland. It is in civil parish of Dromtarrife in the barony of Duhallow.[1] Rathcoole is within the Cork North-West (Dáil constituency) .

Rathcoole

Ráth Cúil

Rathcool
Village
Rathcoole
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 52.095058°N 8.974494°W / 52.095058; -8.974494
CountryIreland
ProvinceMunster
CountyCounty Cork
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-1 (IST (WEST))

Location and amenities

Rathcoole is located south of the River Blackwater inbetween Millstreet and Banteer. Rathcoole once had a train station on the Mallow–Tralee line but it closed in 1963.[2] The nearest station is now Banteer railway station. There is a primary school located in the village called St. Brendan's national school.[3]

Sport

In Gaelic football and hurling, Dromtarriffe GAA club represents Rathcoole, and the club's fields are located just outside the village.[4]

Rathcoole also has a soccer team called Rathcoole Rovers F.C.[5]

Aerodrome

Rathcoole Aerodrome is located 1 km north of the village, and there is a community-funded rescue helicopter located there.[6]

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References
  1. "Ráth Cúil / Rathcool". logainm.ie. Irish Placenames Commission.
  2. Kerryman, The (January 10, 2009). "Rebel Cork's Fighting Story, 1916-21: Told by the Men who Made it : with a Unique Pictorial Record of the Period". Mercier Press Ltd – via Google Books.
  3. "About St.Brendan's N.S. | St. Brendan's N.S."
  4. "Info". dromtarriffe.gaa.ie. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
  5. "Extratime.ie - Rathcoole Rovers". www.extratime.ie.
  6. "Air ambulance service waiting for lift-off". www.irishexaminer.com. April 24, 2019.
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