Rhode, County Offaly

Rhode (Irish: Ród)[2] is a village in County Offaly, Ireland. It is situated on the R400 at its junction with the R441 which leads to Edenderry, 12 km to the east. Rhode village is on an "island" of high ground surrounded by an expanse of raised bog which forms part of the Bog of Allen.[3]

Rhode

Ród
Village
Rhode, approaching from the North on the R400
Rhode
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 53°20′58″N 7°11′57″W
CountryIreland
ProvinceLeinster
CountyCounty Offaly
Population
 (2016)[1]
811
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-1 (IST (WEST))
Irish Grid ReferenceN533335

History

The Grand Canal, which was completed in the early 1800s, lies just south of the village, where it is crossed by Rhode Bridge (built c.1797).[4] Several of the village's larger buildings, including Saint Peter's Roman Catholic church (original built 1816), date to the early 19th century.[5]

The modern village of Rhode expanded around a peat-burning power plant operated by the Electricity Supply Board which was supplied with milled peat by Bord na Móna. The plant was shut down in 2003 and its cooling towers were demolished in March 2004, removing a highly visible landmark.[6]

Amenities
Rhode National School, Scoil Mhuire Naofa

The local national (primary) school, Scoil Mhuire Naofa, opened in 1959.[7] As of 2020, the school had over 150 pupils enrolled.[8] The local GAA team, Rhode GAA, has won the most Offaly Senior Football Championship titles of any club in the county.[9] The village has three pubs, two takeaways, two shops, a filling station, several hairdressers and a pharmacy. In the centre of the village is a playground and park.

People
  • John Dunne (1846-1916), an Australian Roman Catholic priest and bishop.[10]

References
  1. "Sapmap Area - Settlements - Rhode". Census 2016. Central Statistics Office. April 2016. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  2. "Ród / Rhode (see archival records)". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  3. "Offaly County Development Plan 2014–2020" (PDF). offaly.ie. Offaly County Council. October 2014. Retrieved 29 February 2020. Rhode village is situated in the north‐eastern corner of County Offaly and is surrounded by flat boglands and agricultural land [..] Rhode is situated approximately 12km west of Edenderry
  4. "Rhode Bridge, County Offaly". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  5. "Saint Peter's Roman Catholic Church, Rhode, County Offaly". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  6. "Co Offaly power station towers demolished". irishtimes.com. Irish Times. 16 March 2004. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  7. "About Us - History". scoilmhuirenaofa.com. Rhode National School. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  8. "S N Mhuire Naofa, Rhode National School". education.ie. Department of Education. Archived from the original on 1 March 2020.
  9. "Former Portlaoise manager takes job with top Offaly club". laoistoday.ie. Laois Today. 2 December 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2020. Rhode [are] are Offaly's most decorated football team with 29 championship titles
  10. "Dunne, John (1846–1916)". Obituaries Australia. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
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