Robertstown, County Kildare

Robertstown
Irish: Baile Riobaird
Village
Robertstown and the Grand Canal and Hotel
Robertstown and the Grand Canal and Hotel
Robertstown is located in Ireland
Robertstown
Robertstown
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 53°16′14″N 6°49′00″W / 53.27065°N 6.81677°W / 53.27065; -6.81677
CountryIreland
ProvinceLeinster
CountyCounty Kildare
Elevation
85 m (279 ft)
Population707
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-1 (IST (WEST))
Irish Grid ReferenceN786252

Robertstown (Irish: Baile Riobaird)[2] is a village on the banks of the Grand Canal in County Kildare, Ireland, 12 km north west of Naas. It grew in importance on the arrival of the canal, at the highest level (85 metres (279 ft) above sea level) of which it lies, in 1784.

  1. ^ "Sapmap Area - Settlements - Robertstown". Census 2016. CSO. April 2016. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Robertstown / Baile Riobaird". logainm.ie. Irish Placenames Commission. Retrieved 10 January 2020.