Rathcoole, County Cork
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| Rathcoole Irish: Ráth Cúil | |
| County Cork | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | W332942 |
| Location: | 52°5’46"N, 8°58’30"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 224 (2016) |
| Local Government | |
| Dáil constituency: |
Cork North-West |
Rathcoole, also spelled Rathcool is a village in the north west of County Cork, in the Barony of Duhallow.[1]
The village is to the south of the River Blackwater between Millstreet and Banteer. Rathcoole once had a train station on the Mallow–Tralee line but it closed in 1963.
Rathcoole Aerodrome is half a mile north of the village, and there is a community-funded rescue helicopter located there.[2]
Sport
- Football: Rathcoole Rovers F.C.[3]
- Gaelic sports: Dromtarriffe GAA
References
- ↑ Ráth Cúil / Rathcool: Placenames Database of Ireland
- ↑ "Air ambulance service waiting for lift-off". 24 April 2019. https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/ireland/air-ambulance-service-waiting-for-lift-off-919623.html.
- ↑ "Extratime.ie - Rathcoole Rovers". https://www.extratime.ie/teams/101959/rathcoole-rovers/.
