Rathangan, County Wexford
Rathangan (Irish: Ráth Daingean, meaning 'ringfort fortress')[1] is a small village located in the south of County Wexford, in Ireland.
Rathangan
Ráth Daingean | |
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Village | |
 Church of The Assumption and St. Laurence O'Toole, Rathangan | |
  Rathangan Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 52°13′41″N 6°36′32″W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | Wexford |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
| Area code(s) | 051 |
Details
It has a size of approximately 1,866 square metres. It contains a primary school and a public house called the Temple Bar. Rathangan also contains a Roman Catholic church, which dates from 1873. Rathangan Hall, a local community hall, hosts after-school activities. There is a graveyard at the corner. As of May 2015, the school had nearly 300 pupils. It is in the Duncormick area. Rathangan contains a GAA club, three pitches and an completed astro-turf.
References
- "Ráth Daingean/Rathangan". Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie). Retrieved 19 October 2021.
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