Official Name: | Rathcoole |
Other Name: | Rathcool |
Native Name Lang: | ga |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Ireland |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Ireland |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Ireland |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Munster |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | County Cork |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population As Of: | 2022 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population: | 218 |
Utc Offset1: | +0 |
Timezone1 Dst: | IST (WEST) |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | -1 |
Coordinates: | 52.096°N -8.975°W |
Blank Name: | Irish Grid Reference |
Rathcoole, also spelled Rathcool is a village in the north west of County Cork, Ireland. It is in civil parish of Dromtarrife in the barony of Duhallow.[2] Rathcoole is within the Dáil constituency of Cork North-West.
Rathcoole is located south of the River Blackwater in between Millstreet and Banteer. Rathcoole once had a train station on the Mallow–Tralee line but it closed in 1963.[3] The nearest station is now Banteer railway station. There is a primary school located in the village called St. Brendan's national school.[4]
In Gaelic football and hurling, Dromtarriffe GAA club represents Rathcoole, and the club's sports ground is located just outside the village.[5]
Rathcoole also has a soccer team called Rathcoole Rovers F.C.[6]
See main article: Rathcoole Aerodrome. Rathcoole Aerodrome is located 1 km north of the village, and there is a community-funded rescue helicopter located there.[7]