Rathangan, County Wexford
Rathangan
Ráth Daingean | |
|---|---|
Village | |
Church of The Assumption and St. Laurence O'Toole, Rathangan | |
Rathangan Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 52°13′59″N 6°37′01″W / 52.233°N 6.617°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | Wexford |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
| Area code | 051 |
Rathangan (Irish: Ráth Daingean, meaning 'ringfort fortress')[1] is a small village and townland in the south of County Wexford in Ireland. The village of Duncormick is nearby.
The local Catholic church dates from 1873 and is constructed of red sandstone with granite dressings.[2] There is a graveyard alongside the church.[3]
The national (primary) school in Rathangan, St Anne's National School, had over 260 pupils enrolled in 2025.[4] The community hall, Rathangan Hall, is close to the church and school.[5]
Rathangan's Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) club fields both hurling and Gaelic football teams.[6] The grounds of St Anne's GAA Club include three pitches and an astro-turf surface.
See also
References
- ^ "Ráth Daingean/Rathangan". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
- ^ "Catholic Church of the Assumption and Saint Laurence O'Toole, Rathangan, Wexford". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 27 November 2025.
- ^ "Rathangan, Wexford". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 27 November 2025.
- ^ "Whole School Evaluation Report - Rathangan N S" (PDF). Department of Education. October 2025. Retrieved 27 November 2025 – via assets.gov.ie.
- ^ "Rathangan Hall". rathangan.net. Archived from the original on 12 April 2019.
Rathangan Hall is situated adjacent to St. Anne's GAA pitch, 100 yards up from the local national school and church
- ^ "Wexford GAA - Clubs - St. Anne's Rathangan". wexfordgaa.ie. Retrieved 27 November 2025.
External links
- Rathangan.net community website (archived 2019)