Rochfortbridge
Rochfortbridge () is a village in County Westmeath, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. The village is located at the intersection of the R400 road (Ireland), R400 and the R446 road, R446 (formerly the N6 road (Ireland), 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 (civil parish), Castlelost parish, which was inhabited at least as early as 590 AD by monks under Mo Chutu of Lismore, 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, Parliament of Ireland, 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. Followi ...
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Rahanine
Rahanine is a townland in County Westmeath, Ireland. The townland is located on the border with County Offaly and is in the Civil parishes in Ireland, civil parish of Castlelost (civil parish), Castlelost. The M6 motorway (Ireland), M6 Motorway runs through the middle, with the R446 road (Ireland), 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 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

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