Goresbridge
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Goresbridge An Droichead Nua
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Goresbridge over the River Barrow
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| Etymology: Named after Gores' Bridge | |
 Goresbridge
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| Coordinates: 52°38′00″N 7°04′00″W / 52.633333°N 7.066667°WCoordinates: 52°38′00″N 7°04′00″W / 52.633333°N 7.066667°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | County Kilkenny |
| Barony | Gowran |
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| • Type | County Council |
| • Body | Kilkenny County Council |
| • Dáil Éireann | Carlow–Kilkenny |
| • European Parliament | Ireland South |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 361 |
| Time zone | GMT (WET) (UTC±00:00) |
| • Summer (DST) | IST (WEST) (UTC+01:00) |
| Irish Grid Reference | S 69 54 |
| Website | www |
Goresbridge (Irish: An Droichead Nua, meaning "The New Bridge") 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 2.75 miles (4.43 km) from Gowran on the R702 (Kilkenny−Enniscorthy) regional road, and approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) east of Kilkenny.
Part of the civil parish is Grangesilvia which is in the barony of Gowran. King Charles II granted Arthur Gore the townland of Barrowmount. The "Battle of Goresbridge" occurred there in June 1798.
The 2011 census the population of the census town was 361. The local authority is Kilkenny County Council. Goresbridge gives its name to a district electoral division.
Goresbridge was located in historic Gaelic kingdom of Ossory (Osraige). Following the Williamite–Jacobite War King Charles II gave grants of land which had been forfeited by the Roman Catholic owners.
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