Rathangan, County Wexford
Rathangan Ráth Daingean | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 52°13′41″N 6°36′32″W / 52.228°N 6.609°W | |
Country | Ireland |
Province | Leinster |
County | Wexford |
Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
Area code | 051 |
Rathangan (Irish: Ráth Daingean, meaning 'ringfort fortress')[1] is a small village located in the south of County Wexford, in Ireland.
Details
It has a size of approximately 1,866 square metres. It contains a primary school and a pub called Rathangan Bar, which also contains a restaurant and takeaway. 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.[citation needed] It is in the Duncormick area. Rathangan contains a GAA club, three pitches and an completed astro-turf.[citation needed]
See also
References
- ^ "Ráth Daingean/Rathangan". Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie). Retrieved 19 October 2021.