Rochfort Demesne

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townland

Rochfort Demesne

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county

An Iarmhí/Westmeath

barony

Fir Thulach/Fartullagh

civil parish

Maoileiscir/Moylisker

Centrepoint

53.4704, -7.37046latitude, longitude

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Archival records

Historical references

	Rochfort Demesne	BS:AL Boundary Surveyor c. 1830 as AL / Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks. Bliain: 1830
	Rochfort	CM:AL Grand Jury County Map ex Ainmleabhar Paróiste na Suirbhéireachta Ordanáis / Ordnance Survey Parish Namebook Bliain foilsithe: 1835C
	Rochfort Demesne	Rev. M Dennis Rev. M Dennis
1564	Ballebrecke	F Leathanach: 671 Calendar to Fiants of reign of Henry VIII. 1510-47...of Queen Elizabeth. 1558-1603'. In RDK (1875-90) Nóta eolais: Tagraítear d'uimhir ailt (ó am go chéile, nuair a théann an t-alt thar bhreis agus leathanach amháin, tagraítear d'alt agus do leathanach) / Reference to article number (occasionally, when the article extends over more than one page, the article and page number are given)., Áit foilsithe: London, Bliain foilsithe: 1875-90
1603	Bollebrecke 'General Pardon to Richard Terrell of Bollebrecke in Westmeath co. gent ...'	CPR Leathanach: 26 Calendar of Patent Rolls of James I Bliain: 1603–23, Pubref: BÁC, 1966, Teideal iomlán: Irish Patent Rolls of James I: Facsimile of the Irish Record Commission's Calendar prepared prior to 1830
1659	Bolybrack 'The ancient name of this townland was Ballybrack. Baile Breac, speckled town. "Thomas Terrell of Ballebreke" Fiant Eliz. no. 671; "Ballybracke" Book of Surveys 24, with Lyons' comment "now Rochfort"; Walsh, The Placenames of Westmeath (1957) 194.	Cen. Leathanach: 515 A census of Ireland, circa 1659: with supplementary material from the poll money ordinances (1660-1661), eag. S. Pender (1939) Bliain foilsithe: 1939, Údar: S. Pender, Áit foilsithe: Dublin
1811	Rochfort	Bog Rpt:AL Bog Report, foinse in AL / source in Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks.
1837	Rochfort	Par. Bk.:AL Parish Book, foinse in AL / Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks.
1837	r "Is all either under grass or planting & comprises the house & Demesne of Rochfort a small constabulary barrack is on the road to Mullingar. The ruins of the old house of Rochfort are in the western portion near to Rhyn". " Belonging to the heirs of the late Gustaous Rochfort Esq. but now in Chancery".	Desc. Rem.:AL Descriptive Remarks; as Ainmleabhar Paróiste na Suirbhéireachta Ordanáis/from the Ordnance Survey Parish Namebook Bliain: 1830-40
1838	Rochfort Demesne	BS:AL Boundary Surveyor c. 1830 as AL / Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks. Bliain: 1830

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