Bilboa
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Bilboa (Irish: Biolbó)[1] is a settlement located on the boundaries of counties Carlow, Laois and Kilkenny in Ireland.[2] A bridge, a short distance from the village and built c. 1800, is known as the 'Three Counties Bridge'.[3]
The little settlement at Bilboa was originally based around coal and coal mining.[citation needed] Of the original mining village, only the church remains.[2] Bilboá's Church of Ireland church is a detached three-bay Tudor Revival church, built in 1846.[4] It has a crenellated entrance tower and granite dressings including clasping buttresses on octagonal plans. The interior retains its original pews.[4]
The origins of the name Bilboa are reputedly associated with a Colonel John Staunton Rochford (1802-1844) who, according to some sources, is credited with an act of valour while stationed with the British Army near the Spanish city of Bilboa.[1][5] He became known as Rochford of Bilboa, where as his family before him were the Rochfords of Clogrennene. Later members of his family were involved in the building of Bilboa church c. 1850. Since then, the area has been known as Bilboa.[5]
The area is home to a windfarm, a national (primary) school and an An Post post office.[6][7][8]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Biolbó/Bilboa". logainm.ie. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
- ^ a b "Bilboa - The Mining Village". Rootsweb.ancestry.com. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
- ^ "Three Counties Bridge, Croghtenclogh, Kilkenny". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
- ^ a b "Bilboa Church of Ireland Church, Bilboa, County Carlow". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
- ^ a b "Strong bidding drives Kilkenny farm to double its guide price". independent.ie. Independent News & Media. 29 December 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
Bilboa got its name from the exploits of a local military man, Colonel John Staunton Rochford 1802-1844. He [..] apparently acquitted himself well while in action near the Spanish town, becoming known as Rochford of Bilboa
- ^ "Wind farm built for €40m on Carlow/Laois border is set to be sold once again". carlowlive.ie. 17 October 2019. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
- ^ "Scoil Bhríde, Ardough, Bilboa, Co. Carlow". ardoughns.ie. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
- ^ "Bilboa Post Office is staying until September 2016 at least". kclr96fm.com. 31 October 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
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