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Rhode

Ród
Village
Rhode, approaching from the North on the R400
Rhode, approaching from the North on the R400
Rhode is located in Ireland
Rhode
Rhode
Location in Ireland
Country Ireland
Province Leinster
County County Offaly
Population
 (2016)
811
Time zone UTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+1 (IST (WEST))
Eircode routing key
R35
Irish Grid Reference N533335

Rhode (Irish: Ród) 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.

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). Several of the village's larger buildings, including Saint Peter's Roman Catholic church (original built 1816), date to the early 19th century.

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.

Amenities

Primary school in Rhode, Offaly - geograph.org.uk - 442526
Rhode National School, Scoil Mhuire Naofa

The local national (primary) school, Scoil Mhuire Naofa, opened in 1959. As of 2020, the school had over 150 pupils enrolled. The local GAA team, Rhode GAA, has won the most Offaly Senior Football Championship titles of any club in the county. 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

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