Bilboa () is a settlement located on the boundaries of counties

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and

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in Ireland. A bridge, a short distance from the village and built , is known as the 'Three Counties Bridge'. The little settlement at Bilboa was originally based around coal and coal mining. Of the original mining village, only the church remains. Bilboá's

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church is a detached three-bay

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church, built in 1846. It has a crenellated entrance tower and granite dressings, including clasping buttresses on octagonal plans. The interior retains its original pews. Some sources link the origin of the name Bilboa to Colonel John Staunton Rochford (1802-1844), who is credited with an act of valour while stationed with the British Army near the Spanish city of

Bilboa Bilboa () is a settlement located on the boundaries of counties County Carlow, Carlow, County Laois, Laois and County Kilkenny, Kilkenny in Ireland. A bridge, a short distance from the village and built , is known as the 'Three Counties Bridge' ...

. He became known as Rochford of Bilboa, whereas his family before him were the Rochfords of Clogrennene. Later members of his family were involved in the building of Bilboa church . The area is home to a

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, a national (primary) school and an

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post office.

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Towns and villages in County Carlow {{Carlow-geo-stub