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Belmont, County Offaly
Village in County Offaly, Ireland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Belmont (Irish: An Lios Dearg, meaning 'the red ring-fort')[2] is a village in County Offaly, Ireland.
Belmont
An Lios Dearg | |
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Village | |
![]() Entering Belmont from the north | |
Coordinates: 53°15′18″N 7°53′37″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.