Rochfortbridge - Present Day - Demographics

Demographics

Pre 1919 there were 15 households in Rochfortbridge with 34 persons, the most significant rises in population occur in the period 1946-1860 when the 85 new units, the population rising to 225, this coinciding with the development of Bord na Mona and the construction of housing for its employees.The next big rise took place during the 'celtic tiger' and between 1991 to 2000 there was 200 houses built, in 2001 to 2005 there was a further 118 units built bringing another 376 persons into the town.At present there are 563 households with a population of 1743. Nearly 50% of the population live in a house where there is a mortgage, 171 households have no mortgage, 51 households are renting privately with the majority in receipt of rent allowance, 49 are renting from the local authority and 1 household is renting from a voluntary body . The housing estates within the village (in order of construction) are: 1950s

• Derrygreenagh Park – Built in the 1950s by the state agency Bord na Móna as housing for its employees, Derrygreenagh Park was one of a small number of housing estates built to a particular design. The estate has won an award for its tidiness, and has the added attraction of a pitch-and-putt course.
• Ahona –

1990–2000

• Castle Park
• Brookfield
• Castlelost Vale
• Rahanine Manor
• Stonebridge Park
• The Sycamores
• The Crescent

There are two public houses in Rochfortbridge:

• Bagnalls Pub – Built in the early 2000s as part of a small retail development now owned by NAMA
• Lysters Bar – Also on the main street of the village, now ran by the Kenny family

Local businesses in the village are varied and include a supermarket, pizza shop, hair salons, Chinese takeaway, bookmakers', café, takeaway, garage service station, estate agent, pharmacy, Centra (taken over by NAMA), a Post Office, and an aluminium/PVC fabrication factory.