Goresbridge is a village on the R702

R702 road

The R702 road is a regional road in Ireland which runs west-east from the N10 at Coolgrange in County Kilkenny through Gowran before crossing into County Carlow at Goresbridge....

 regional road

Regional road

A regional road in Ireland is a class of road not forming a major route , but nevertheless forming a link in the national route network. There are over 11,600 kilometres of regional roads. Regional roads are numbered with three digit route numbers, prefixed by "R" A regional road in Ireland is a...

 in east County Kilkenny

County Kilkenny

County Kilkenny is a county in Ireland. It is part of the South-East Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the city of Kilkenny. The territory of the county was the core part of the ancient Irish Kingdom of Osraige which in turn was the core of the Diocese of...

, Ireland

Republic of Ireland

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, on the River Barrow

River Barrow

The Barrow is a river in Ireland. It is one of The Three Sisters; the other two being the River Suir and the River Nore. The Barrow is the longest and most prominent of the three rivers...

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History

Goresbridge is named for the New Bridge built in 1756 by Colonel Ralph Gore (died 1802) the first and last Earl of Ross

Gore Baronets

There have been three Baronetcies created for members of the Gore family, all in the Baronetage of Ireland. All three titles are still extant...

. The bridge remains of significant importance in the area for its associations with the Battle of Goresbridge in June 1798. On the 1846 OSI

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 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.

See also

• List of towns and villages in Ireland
• Nearby house of Mount Loftus
  Mount Loftus
  A country estate in Powerstown in County Kilkenny, Ireland. Originally home to the Loftus Baronets the baronetcy being extinct since the death of the third Baronet in 1864. A splendid set of entrance gates by William Turner of Stephen's Green can be seen on approach to the house....
  
  
• Townland of Jeanville
  Jeanville
  Jeanville is an area in the townland of Powerstown in the Barony of Gowran near Goresbridge, County Kilkenny. Nearby is the village of Goresbridge and country estate of Mount Loftus.-History:...