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^ Difficult to tell a great deal from the low res. photo - Looks pretty nice though.
Best way to check that the forks are original is by taking them off and seeing if there's a frame number on the forks, and how it matches the one on the frame.
To check it's a Rourke, your best bet is the serial#
According to a previous thread there's a forum member by the name of rourkie that may be able to help you.
The only thing I'm slightly mystified by is the angle of the track ends, it may be my eyes - they don't appear to follow the chainstay, but seem to be horizontal or possibly even pointing slightly down - the mudguard eyes on the fork ends and track ends suggest it's more of an oldschool winter fixed or "path" frame than a pure track machine, which may explain the angle of the track end.... (otherwise it may be a conversion with replacement track-ends).