Goresbridge
This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Goresbridge".

Goresbridge An Droichead Nua
Location
WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 52°38′00″N 7°04′00″W / 52.633333, -7.066667
Statistics
Province:	Leinster
County:	County Kilkenny
Population ()
Website: www.kilkennycoco.ie

Goresbridge over the River Barrow

Goresbridge (Irish: An Droichead Nua, meaning The New Bridge) is a village on the R702 regional road in east County Kilkenny, Ireland, on the River Barrow.

History

A Colonel Gore is believed to have erected a bridge spanning the Barrow here in 1756.

Transport

Goresbridge railway station opened on 26 October 1870, closed for passenger traffic on 26 January 1931 and for goods traffic on 27 January 1947, finally closing altogether on 1 April 1963.^[1]

References

1. ^ "Goresbridge station". Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved on 2007-10-15.

See also

• List of towns and villages in Ireland

v • d • e Places in County Kilkenny, Ireland County seat: Kilkenny Cities1 Kilkenny Unincorporated towns2 Ballyragget · Callan · Castlecomer · Mooncoin · Thomastown Villages3 Aughamucky · Ballyhale · Bennettsbridge · Carigeen · Castlewarren · Freshford · Galmoy · Goresbridge · Gowran · Graiguenamanagh · Hugginstown · Inistioge · Jenkinstown · Johnstown · Johnswell · Kells · Killamery · Killinaspick · Kilmacow · Kilmoganny · Knocktopher · Mullinavat · Paulstown · Piltown · Redhouse · The Rower · Slieverue · Stoneyford · Tullaroan · Urlingford · Windgap Townlands Flagmount · Hoodsgrove 1 A CDP with defined boundaries.  2 A CDP with undefined boundaries and a population above 1,000.  3 A CDP with undefined boundaries and a population below 1,000.

This article related to the geography of County Kilkenny, Ireland is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Coordinates: 52°38′N 7°00′W / 52.633, -7