Rochfortbridge is a village in County Westmeath, Ireland with a population of 1,382 in 2002. It is located at the intersection of the R400 and the N6 national primary route, which recently bypassed the village. The electoral district of Castlelost in Rochfortbridge had 1,473 inhabitants as of the 2006 census this was a roise in population of 6.6% from 2002, and estimates for the Rochfortbridge area place the total population at approximately 3,000.
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- Rochfortbridge is a village in County Westmeath, Ireland with a population of 1,382 in 2002. It is located at the intersection of the R400 and the N6 national primary route, which recently bypassed the village. The electoral district of Castlelost in Rochfortbridge had 1,473 inhabitants as of the 2006 census this was a roise in population of 6.6% from 2002, and estimates for the Rochfortbridge area place the total population at approximately 3,000. This information has been taken from a number of public knowledge sources including the Annals of Westmeath, The Earl of Belvedere, Information donated by Lord Kilmaine, Public Library Collections, Local Historians and Newspaper Articles. This text is to be read as an outline view of the history of Rochfortbridge and not as a primary source for research. Rochfortbridge (Pass of Kilbride) was once a stopping point on the main East-West/West-East route (an Slí Mór) across Ireland. The village evolved around a river crossing over the river Derry. It is believed that there used to be a delousing station here during the Great Famine. The original bridge (That was replaced by Robert Rochfort MP) was named Beggars Bridge. The fable that the body of a beggarmam discovered on the old bridge that contained on his person a sum of money in his pocket, enough to rebuild the bridge, is a romantic notion and often mistaken as fact. This beggar story has no foundation in fact and it is thought and spoken by folks that the name "Beggars Bridge" was just a "nickname" used for the transit settlement near Oldtown where beggars gathered. The original bridge was a toll bridge with a toll of one farthing (one quarter of a penny) to cross either way The village proper was set out by Robert Rochfort, M.P. for Westmeath from 1651 - 1727 and grandfather of Robert 1st Earl of Belvedere, in or about 1700 on receiving a grant from Queen Anne to hold a monthly market in the area. As part of the village building programme, Robert Rochfort MP, financed and built a new bridge over the river Derry. This Bridge gave the village its name: Rochfort Bridge. Between the birth of the village in c1700 and 1847, the village remained unchanged and unkempt. Following the death of Robert Rochfort MP in 1727 the village and its logistics were controlled by his son George Rochfort, George died just three years later in 1730 and the village was then under the control of his son Robert Rochfort (soon to become 1st Earl of Belvedere), on the death of Robert Rochfort 1st Earl of Belvedere, the village was passed to his son and heir George Augustus Rochfort 2nd Earl of Belvedere. Georges second wife Jane 2nd Countess Belvedere placed her mark strongly on the village of Tyrrellspass, but the village of Rochfortbridge was at this stage a shanty-town once again. In 1797 Lt. Col. Robert Rochfort, (aka Bobby Bán 1743 - 1797) son of Robert 1st Earl of Belvedere and brother of George 2nd Earl of Belvedere, died and his estate at Dunboden passed to the Cooper family. The other great Rochfort Estate at Gaulstown also changed hands, Gaulstown passed to Lord Kilmaine. It was The Cooper Family and Lord Kilmaine that in 1847 rebuilt the village as part of a famine relief programme to its present state. Almost all of the original Robert Rochfort MP village dwellings were demolished during this village revamp by The Coopers of Dunboden and Lord Kilmaine of Gaulstown. The only traces of the Rochfort era still standing in the village is the Protestant church, just off what is now the main street of the village. In 1862 the mercy convent was established in Rochfortbridge and in 1872 with help from the donations of a local family, extended to house a school for females who had a hearing or visual disability. This institution continued until the 1940's when the sisters of mercy established the secondary school. Other historical sites in the village area include "Castlelost" castle, motte and graveyard. (A former Tyrrell stronghold) Gaulstown Chapel and graveyard. (Burial place of Robert Rochfort MP, founder of the village, and Robert Rochfort 1st Earl of Belvedere) There are also many Megalithic and Neolithic sites plus many notable buildings in the area.
- Rochfortbridge is een plaats in het Ierse graafschap County Westmeath. De plaats telt 1.382 inwoners.
- Rochfortbridge är ett samhälle i Westmeath på Irland. Rochfortbridge har omkring 1 700 invånare och ligger på vägen N6.
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- Rochfortbridge is a village in County Westmeath, Ireland with a population of 1,382 in 2002. It is located at the intersection of the R400 and the N6 national primary route, which recently bypassed the village. The electoral district of Castlelost in Rochfortbridge had 1,473 inhabitants as of the 2006 census this was a roise in population of 6.6% from 2002, and estimates for the Rochfortbridge area place the total population at approximately 3,000.
- Rochfortbridge is een plaats in het Ierse graafschap County Westmeath. De plaats telt 1.382 inwoners.
- Rochfortbridge är ett samhälle i Westmeath på Irland. Rochfortbridge har omkring 1 700 invånare och ligger på vägen N6.
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