| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Rathtoe | |
| Native Name Lang: | ga |
| Pushpin Map: | Ireland |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Ireland |
| Coordinates: | 52.787°N -6.799°W |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Irish Grid Reference |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Ireland |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Leinster |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | County Carlow |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population: | 304 |
Rathtoe,[2] also spelled Rathoe,[3] is a village and townland in County Carlow, Ireland. The village is located in the civil parish of Gilbertstown,[2] between Tullow and Ballon, County Carlow.[3] The Burren River flows through the area.[4] Rathtoe is a census town, and had a population of 304 as of the 2016 census.[1]
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.[4] [5] The local Roman Catholic church is dedicated to Saint Patrick and was built .[6] 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.[7] [8]
The local Gaelic football club, Fighting Cocks GAA, has its grounds approximately west of the village.[4] The club won the Carlow Senior Football Championship in 1938.[9]