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Goresbridge () 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.

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Place details

Locality
Gowran
Region
Leinster
Country
Éire / Ireland
Population
804

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Instance of
human settlement
Located in
County Kilkenny
Population
376
Time zone
UTC±00:00
Image
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Commons category
Goresbridge
Irish Grid Reference
S681535
historic county
County Kilkenny
native label
An Droichead Nua
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Contents
  • History
  • Gore's Bridge
  • Battle of Goresbridge
  • Transport
  • Notable people
  • See also
  • References
  • Footnotes
  • Sources

Goresbridge () 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.

Located from Gowran on the R702 (Kilkenny−Enniscorthy) regional road, and approximately east of Kilkenny.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Goresbridge” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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