Roybridge (Scottish Gaelic: Drochaid Ruaidh, 'the bridge over the Roy')[1] is a small village, that lies at the confluence of the rivers River Roy and River Spean, located three miles (five kilometres) east of Spean Bridge, in Kilmonivaig Parish, Inverness-shire, Scottish Highlands and is in the Highland administrative area.

Roybridge
Roybridge is located in Lochaber
Roybridge
Roybridge
Location within the Lochaber area
OS grid referenceNN269807
Council area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townRoy Bridge
Postcode districtPH31
Dialling code01397
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56°53′28″N 4°50′28″W / 56.891°N 4.841°W / 56.891; -4.841

Roybridge is on the A86 between Spean Bridge and Newtonmore, and has a station on the (former West Highland Railway) line, served by trains passing between Crianlarich and Fort William.

Mary MacKillop

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Mary MacKillop

Both of the parents of Australia's only recognised saint Mary MacKillop, lived in Roybridge, prior to emigrating to Australia.[2] MacKillop visited Roybridge in the 1870s, and St Margaret's, the local parish church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Argyll and the Isles, now has a shrine to her.

Other notable people

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References

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  1. ^ Iain Mac an Tàilleir. "Placenames" (PDF). Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 28 November 2011.
  2. ^ McLaughlin, Martin (18 October 2010). "Saintly daughter of Scotland honoured". The Scotsman. Edinburgh. Retrieved 24 October 2010.
  3. ^ Dod's Parliamentary Companion, Issue 173 (Dod's Parliamentary Companion Limited, 1992), p. 258
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