| Rathcoffey | |
| Native Name: | Irish: Ráth Chofaigh |
| Native Name Lang: | ga |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| 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: | [1] |
| Population: | 271 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | WET |
| Utc Offset1: | +0 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | IST (WEST) |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +1 |
| Coordinates: | 53.33°N -6.69°W |
| Blank Name: | Irish Grid Reference |
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.[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. 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.[5] In 1453, a private war erupted between different branches of the Wogan family for possession of Rathcoffey Castle.