Goresbridge

Gore An Droichead Nua
—  Town  —
Gore Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 52°38′00″N 7°04′00″W / 52.633333°N 7.066667°W / 52.633333; -7.066667Coordinates: 52°38′00″N 7°04′00″W / 52.633333°N 7.066667°W / 52.633333; -7.066667
Country	Ireland
Province	Leinster
County	County Kilkenny
Time zone	WET (UTC+0)
- Summer (DST)	IST (WEST) (UTC-1)
Irish Grid Reference
Website	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

Goresbridge is named for the New Bridge built in 1756 by Colonel Ralph Gore (died 1802) the first and last Earl of Ross. The bridge remains of significant importance in the area for its associations with the Battle of Goresbridge in June 1798.^[1] On the 1846 OSI map of Ireland Goresbridge is labelled as Newbridge 's Bridge to what it is today.

Gore's Bridge

For details of the Bridge see the NIAH's appraisal of Gore's Bridge

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.^[2]

References

1. ^ "Appraisal". NIAH. http://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=KK&regno=12311002. 
2. ^ "Goresbridge station". Railscot - Irish Railways. http://www.railscot.co.uk/Ireland/Irish_railways.pdf. Retrieved 2007-10-15. 

See also

• List of towns and villages in Ireland
• Nearby house of Mount Loftus
• Townland of Jeanville