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Goresbridge
Village in County Kilkenny, Ireland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Goresbridge (Irish: An Droichead Nua, meaning 'The New Bridge'[3][4]) is a small village located in the east of County Kilkenny, in the province of Leinster, Ireland. Goresbridge is named after a 1756 bridge, built by Colonel Ralph Gore, which provides a crossing of the River Barrow between County Kilkenny and County Carlow in the South-East region.
Goresbridge
An Droichead Nua | |
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Town | |
![]() Goresbridge over the River Barrow | |
Etymology: Named after Gores' Bridge | |
Coordinates: 52°37′47″N 6°59′39″W | |
Country | Ireland |
Province | Leinster |
County | County Kilkenny |
Barony | Gowran |
Government | |
• Type | County Council |
• Body | Kilkenny County Council[1] |
• Dáil constituency | Carlow–Kilkenny |
• European Parliament | Ireland South |
Population | |
• Total | 361 |
Time zone | UTC±00:00 (GMT (WET)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (IST (WEST)) |
Irish Grid Reference | S 69 54 |
Website | www |
Located 2.75 miles (4.43 km) from Gowran on the R702 (Kilkenny−Enniscorthy) regional road, and approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) east of Kilkenny.[5]
Part of the civil parish is Grangesilvia[6] which is in the barony of Gowran.[4] Charles II granted Arthur Gore the townland of Barrowmount. The Battle of Goresbridge occurred there in June 1798.[7]
The population according to the 2011 census was 361.[2] The local authority is Kilkenny County Council. Goresbridge gives its name to an electoral division.[8]