Belmont (Irish: An Lios Dearg, meaning 'the red ring-fort')[2] is a village in County Offaly, Ireland.
Belmont
An Lios Dearg | |
|---|---|
Village | |
 Entering Belmont from the north | |
  Belmont Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 53°15′18″N 7°53′37″W / 53.25500°N 7.89361°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | Offaly |
| Population | 200 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
The village is located approximately 5 km west of Ferbane and just north of the Grand Canal. The River Brosna, just south of the village, is crossed by the mid-18th century Belmont Bridge.[3] The nearby Belmont House (or Bellmount estate) was built in the early 19th century.[4] Together with the nearby Belmont Mills, this estate was purchased by the Perry family in 1859,[5] and operated as a flour and oat mill (as Robert Perry Limited) until the late 20th century.[6][7] Belmont Mill now operates as an artists studio, and Belmont House and estate as a stud farm.
Belmont village itself had (as of 2016) a population of 200 people,[1] a shop, pub and several small businesses.
References
edit- ^ a b "Sapmap Area - Settlements - Belmont". Census 2016. Central Statistics Office. April 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
- ^ "An Lios Dearg / Belmont". Irish Placenames Database. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
- ^ "Belmont Bridge, Belmont, County Offaly". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
- ^ "Belmont House, Belmont, County Offaly". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
- ^ "Belmont Mills, Belmont, Co Offaly, Industrial Heritage Survey" (PDF). belmontmill.com. May 2003. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
- ^ "Belmont Mill brought back to life with fine restoration". offalyindependent.ie. Offaly Independent. 18 July 2008. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
- ^ "Belmont Mills - History". belmontmill.com. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
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