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Rochfortbridge
Rochfortbridge () is a village in County Westmeath, Ireland. The village is located at the intersection of the R400 and the R446 (formerly the N6) roads. As of the 2016 census, the population of Rochfortbridge was 1,473. History Rochfortbridge is spread between the townlands of Castlelost and Rahanine, both within Castlelost parish, which was inhabited at least as early as 590 AD by monks under Mo Chutu (later St. Carthage). The village was originally known as Beggar's Bridge, supposedly after a beggar who died at a river crossing; enough money was found in his pockets to build a bridge. The village proper was set out 1700 by Robert Rochfort, MP for Westmeath from 1651 to 1727. As part of the village building programme, Rochfort financed and built a new bridge over the River Derry, giving the village its new name. Following the death of Rochfort in 1727, the village was controlled by his son George Rochfort. George died just three years later, in 1730, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rahanine
Rahanine is a townland in County Westmeath, Ireland. The townland is located on the border with County Offaly and is in the civil parish of Castlelost. The M6 Motorway runs through the middle, with the R446 regional road cutting through the north. The Monagh River flows through the south of the area. The eastern side of the town of Rochfortbridge Rochfortbridge () is a village in County Westmeath, Ireland. The village is located at the intersection of the R400 and the R446 (formerly the N6) roads. As of the 2016 census, the population of Rochfortbridge was 1,473. History Rochfortbri ... lies in the townland, which contains a number of neighborhoods including Derrygreenagh Park. The eastern side of Rochfortbridge lies within the townland of Castlelost. References {{coord missing, County Westmeath Townlands of County Westmeath ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Castlelost (civil Parish)
Castlelost () is a civil parish in County Westmeath, Ireland. It is located about south of Mullingar. Castlelost is one of 10 civil parishes in the barony of Fartullagh in the Province of Leinster. The civil parish covers . Castlelost civil parish comprises the village of Rochfortbridge and 16 townlands: Castlelost, Castlelost West, Clontytallon, Derry, Farthingstown, Gallstown, Garrane, Gneevebane, Gortumly, Kilbrennan, Kiltotan and Collinstown, Oldtown, Piercetown, and Rahanine. The neighbouring civil parishes are: Carrick, Kilbride and Pass of Kilbride to the north, Castlejordan (County Meath) to the east, Castlejordan (County Offaly), Croghan Croghan may refer to: Places Ireland * Croghan (village), County Offaly, Ireland * Croghan, County Roscommon, Ireland * Croghan Hill, a hill in County Offaly, Ireland * Croghan Mountain, a peak in the Wicklow Mountains, Ireland United State ... (County Offaly) and Newtown to the south and Clonfad to the We ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
R400 Road (Ireland)
The R400 road is a regional road in Ireland, linking Mullingar, County Westmeath to the R419 at Cushina, County Offaly. Route It starts in the centre of Mullingar and crosses over the N52 south of the town. In Rochfortbridge it joins the R446, (the former N6), then leaves it southwards crossing over the M6 motorway at a grade separated junction. Continuing south it enters County Offaly and then for 25 km it crosses the western edge of the Bog of Allen; going through the village of Rhode, crossing the Grand Canal, intersecting with the R402, skirting the village of Walsh Island before terminating in Cushina. The route is long. Map of the route [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
R446 Road
The R446 road is a regional road in Ireland. The road connects Kinnegad in County Westmeath to Galway City. Prior to the construction of the M6 motorway the R446 formed the main N6 road connecting Dublin and Galway (via the N4 at Kinnegad). Following the opening of the M6; the old N6 road was downgraded to regional road status and was designated as the R446. The road is an alternative route between Galway and Dublin and runs in parallel to the M6. From Kinnegad the road travels in a westwards direction passing through the midland counties of Westmeath & Offaly. It crosses the River Shannon at Athlone and continues into counties Roscommon and Galway. The road passes through the following towns and villages en route to Galway City from Kinnegad; Milltownpass, Rochfortbridge, Tyrrellspass, Kilbeggan, Horseleap, Moate, Athlone, Ballinasloe, Loughrea, Craughwell & Oranmore (bypassed). The road ends at the Coolagh Roundabout with the junction of the N6 east of Galway City. R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County Westmeath
"Noble above nobility" , image_map = Island of Ireland location map Westmeath.svg , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Ireland , subdivision_type1 = Province , subdivision_name1 = , subdivision_type2 = Region , subdivision_name2 = Eastern and Midland , seat_type = County town , seat = Mullingar , parts_type = Largest settlement , parts = Athlone , leader_title = Local authority , leader_name = Westmeath County Council , leader_title2 = Dáil constituencies , leader_name2 = , leader_title3 = EP constituency , leader_name3 = Midlands–North-West , area_total_km2 = 1840 , area_rank = 21st , population_total = 95,840. , population_as_of = 2022 , population_footnotes = , population_density_km2 = auto , population_rank = 22nd , blank_ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Castlelost
Castlelost is a townland in County Westmeath, Ireland. The townland is located in the civil parish of Castlelost. The R446 regional road runs through the middle of the area, and a section of the R400 regional road links the townland with the M6 motorway. The western side of the town of Rochfortbridge lies in the townland, with the east laying in the neighbouring townland of Rahanine. St. Joseph's School, and the Church of the Immaculate Conception stand in the townland, serving the town of Rochfortbridge and the surrounding townlands. The townland is bordered by Castlelost West and Clontytallon to the west, Derry to the north, Farthingstown and Oldtown to the south and Gortumly and Rahanine to the east. The townland is recorded on the Griffith Valuation in 1868, with 37 tenants living in the area. Castlelost Castle A ruined castle dating back to the Norman invasion of Ireland The Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland took place during the late 12th century, when A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaulstown, County Westmeath
Gaulstown, also spelt Gallstown is a townland in County Westmeath, Ireland. The townland is located in between the towns of Rochfortbridge and Milltownpass, close to the R446 regional road.. Neighbouring townlands include Bellfield, Corcloon, Drumman, Milltown and Windmill to the east, Gibbonstown and Gortumly to the west and Mahonstown to the north. History The townland is recorded on the Griffith Valuation in 1868, under Gallstown. A total of 10 tenants are listed in the townland, residing on property owned by the Lord Kilmaine. The Lord Kilmaine himself ( Francis Browne, 4th Baron Kilmaine) is also residing in the townland. Gaulstown House Gaulstown House was a large country house that stood on the townland. The house was home of the Rochfort family for centuries, before being passed to John Browne, 1st Baron Kilmaine and his descendents. It was largely demolished in an attack by the Irish Republican Army during the Irish War of Independence. Residents of the h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Longford–Westmeath (Dáil Constituency)
Longford–Westmeath is a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. The constituency elects 4 deputies ( Teachtaí Dála, commonly known as TDs) on the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV). History and boundaries The constituency previously existed from 1921 to 1937 and from 1948 to 1992, but was abolished for the 1992 general election. It was re-created by the Electoral (Amendment) Act 2005 which gave effect to the 2004 ''Constituency Commission Report on Dáil Constituencies'', and was first used in its current form at the 2007 general election. It contains the County Longford portion of the former Longford–Roscommon constituency, and most of the former Westmeath constituency apart from the north-eastern area around Castlepollard and Delvin, which became part of the new Meath West constituency. The Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Earl Of Belvedere
Earl of Belvedere (alternative spelling: ''Belvidere'') was a title in the Peerage of Ireland created in 1756 for Robert Rochfort, 1st Viscount Belfield. The title and its subsidiaries became extinct in 1814. History The title was created for Robert Rochfort, an Anglo-Irish politician who had represented Westmeath in the Irish House of Commons. He was the son of Rt. Hon. George Rochfort, a politician and a descendant of the English settler Rochfort family. Robert Rochfort had already been created Baron Belfield in 1738 and Viscount Belfield in 1751, both also titles in the Peerage of Ireland. The first earl was succeeded by the eldest son from his second marriage, George Rochfort, who was also a politician. The titles became extinct upon his death in 1814. During his life the first Earl commissioned Belvedere House, thought to be designed by Richard Castles but James Gibbs is most likely to have been the architect. It is still an admired piece of Georgian architecture and is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Augustus Rochfort
George Augustus Rochfort, 2nd Earl of Belvedere (12 October 1738 – 13 May 1814) was an Anglo-Irish peer and politician. Early years George Augustus Rochfort was born on 12 October 1738, son of Robert Rochfort, 1st Earl of Belvedere and Hon. Mary Molesworth. The Rochfort family, originally called De Rupe Forti, had settled in Ireland in 1243. Sir Maurice de Rochfort was Lord Justice of Ireland in 1302. Gerald Rochfort was summoned to Parliament as a baron in 1339. George's great-grandfather was the prominent lawyer Robert Rochfort, Attorney General of Ireland and Speaker of the House of Commons in 1695, and Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer in 1707. The family estate of Gaulstown lay on the shore of Lough Ennell in County Westmeath. George's father, Robert Rochfort, was a favourite courtier of King George II of Great Britain. He was made an Irish peer as Baron of Bellfield in 1737, and then Earl of Belvedere in 1756. He was estranged from his mother during his childhood, afte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Academia
An academy ( Attic Greek: Ἀκαδήμεια; Koine Greek Ἀκαδημία) is an institution of secondary or tertiary higher learning (and generally also research or honorary membership). The name traces back to Plato's school of philosophy, founded approximately 385 BC at Akademia, a sanctuary of Athena, the goddess of wisdom and skill, north of Athens, Greece. Etymology The word comes from the ''Academy'' in ancient Greece, which derives from the Athenian hero, '' Akademos''. Outside the city walls of Athens, the gymnasium was made famous by Plato as a center of learning. The sacred space, dedicated to the goddess of wisdom, Athena, had formerly been an olive grove, hence the expression "the groves of Academe". In these gardens, the philosopher Plato conversed with followers. Plato developed his sessions into a method of teaching philosophy and in 387 BC, established what is known today as the Old Academy. By extension, ''academia'' has come to mean the accumula ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
River Derry
The River Derry () is a large river in the southeast of Leinster, Ireland, a tributary of the Slaney. It rises just south of Hacketstown, County Carlow, Ireland. It flows southeast to Tinahely, being accompanied by the R747 regional road for the distance. South of Tinahely it turns sharply and flows southwest through Shillelagh, briefly forming the border between County Wicklow and County Wexford, before becoming the border between County Wexford and County Carlow. It flows under Clonegal Bridge at a point where it divides Clonegal, County Carlow to the west from Watch House Village, County Wexford, to the east. A few kilometres further downstream it flows into the River Slaney The River Slaney () is a large river in the southeast of Ireland. It rises on Lugnaquilla Mountain in the western Wicklow Mountains and flows west and then south through counties Wicklow, Carlow and Wexford for 117.5 km (73 mi), b .... Derry Water River is a separate tribu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
