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Robertstown Canal Bridge
Robertstown may refer to: * Robertstown, County Kildare, village in Ireland ** Robertstown GFC, Gaelic Football and Athletics Club * Robertstown, County Limerick, civil parish in County Limerick, Ireland * Robertstown, Moray, location in Moray, Scotland * Robertstown, a village in Aberdare East, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales * Robertstown, South Australia **Robertstown railway line The Robertstown railway line was a railway line on the South Australian Railways South Australian Railways (SAR) was the statutory corporation through which the Government of South Australia built and operated railways in South Australia ... * Robertstown, Georgia, a community in the United States * Robertstown Fort, County Meath, Ireland * Robertstown Castle, County Meath, Ireland * Robertstown University, a fake university formerly operated by an American fraud ring See also * Roberts Township (other) * Roberttown, village in West Yorkshire {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robertstown, County Kildare
Robertstown () is a village situated on the banks of the Grand Canal in County Kildare, Ireland. It grew in importance on the arrival of the canal, at the highest level ( above sea level) of which it lies, in 1784. History Robertstown was a planned village, set along the canal featuring a prominent hotel and bridge with a small row of cottages and a shop. Grand Canal Hotel In 1801 the ''Grand Canal Hotel'' was opened to cater for the passenger traffic along the canal and an extension was added in 1804. For a time business was good, with the canal carrying 100,000 passengers per year, but revenues began to fall and gradually the 72 windows and 62 hearths were closed up to avoid paying tax. It ceased being a hotel in 1849, was used as a barracks for the Irish Constabulary between 1869 and 1905 and was later used as a community centre. As of 2002, the building was in use as a museum/gallery. Modern times There are three public houses in the village and two supermarkets. Develo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
