Rhode, County Offaly

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
Coordinates: 53°20′58″N 7°11′57″W / 53.349527°N 7.199095°W / 53.349527; -7.199095
CountryIreland
ProvinceLeinster
CountyCounty Offaly
Population811
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (IST (WEST))
Eircode routing key
R35
Irish Grid ReferenceN533335

Rhode (Irish: Ród)[2] 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.[3]

  1. ^ "Sapmap Area - Settlements - Rhode". Census 2016. Central Statistics Office. April 2016. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Ród / Rhode (see archival records)". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  3. ^ "Offaly County Development Plan 2014–2020" (PDF). offaly.ie. Offaly County Council. October 2014. Retrieved 29 February 2020. Rhode village is situated in the north‐eastern corner of County Offaly and is surrounded by flat boglands and agricultural land [..] Rhode is situated approximately 12km west of Edenderry