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| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | County Carlow |
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| • Town | 3.74 km2 (1.4 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 53 m (174 ft) |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Urban | 1,011 |
| • Rural | 926 |
| Time zone | WET (UTC+0) |
| • Summer (DST) | IST (WEST) (UTC-1) |
| Irish Grid Reference | S733503 |
Borris (Irish: An Bhuiríos, formerly Buirgheas Ó nDróna) is a village on the River Barrow AkA "The Bara", in County Carlow, Ireland. It lies on the R702 regional road.
Borris commands panoramic views of the neighbouring countryside with Mount Leinster and the Blackstairs Mountains to the east, and the Barrow ("Bara") Valley to the west. It is the home to Borris House[1] the ancestral home of the MacMurrough Kavanaghs.
The village also has one of the oldest golf courses in Ireland[2] as well as the Borris Viaduct[3] , a 16 arch limestone viaduct (The 16 Bridges) built in 1860 and designed by William le Fanu. It has a mixed national school and vocational school (colloquially known as "The Tech or BVS"), a Roman Catholic Church, several public houses and take-aways, and three supermarkets.
The Public Houses in Borris are:
Bobs Bar Daltons Kavanaghs/Corner House/Barrons Green Drake Joyces Sheas Coadys
There are 2 Takeaways in the Village: Teddys run by Teddy Joyce whose Family run Joyces Public House and Funeral Home) + Jade Dragon which sits on part of the site that used to house Deegans.
There is a Bank of Ireland on the Main Street and a Carlow Rural Information Services Project as well as a Branch of Carlow Library in the Old School.
The Old School closed down in 1980 and has been used by different community groups including Scouts Association of Ireland which has a Branch of Scouts, Cubs and Beavers there.
It has a B&B called Brendas B+B on the outskirts to complement the Stephouse Hotel which caters for Functions.
Borris House also caters for Weddings and other functions such as Poetry Readings and also held Christmas at the Castle in Dec. 2011.
Borris House will also play host to Irish Country Fair in 2012. (Clarification on exact event title required).
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The MacMurrough Kavanagh dynasty, former Celtic Kings of Leinster, are central to this picturesque town of old stone buildings. The family still live at Borris House in the town centre. Built in Tudor style, the house is open to groups by prior arrangement.
The town prospered in the late 1800s as Arthur MacMorrough Kavanagh, the landlord of the time, developed a sawmill and a thriving lace-making industry. He also instigated the building of the graceful 16-arch viaduct, situated at the lower end of the town, which was intended to carry the now defunct Great Southern and Western Railway line between Bagenalstown and Wexford. Borris railway station opened on 20 December 1858, closed for passenger traffic on 2 February 1931 and for goods traffic on 27 January 1947, finally closing altogether on 1 April 1963.[4]
Transport Links: See Bagenlstown Train Station or Royal Oak
Housing Developments: Lodge Court, Woodlawn Pk. Oak Tree Court
Borris is home to Mount Leinster Rangers GAA Club which was founded in 1988 with the amalgamation of 3 parish teams, Borris, Ballymurphy and Rathanna. In 2006 the club won its first senior hurling championship beating St.Mullins in the final and repeated the achievement again in 2007 beating the same opposition in the final. The club has most recently gone on to win its 1st ever Leinster Intermediate Championship Title beating Celbridge in the Final which was played in Newbridge and are now through to the All Ireland IHC Semi-Final in Early 2012.
3rd Carlow Borris Scout group was founded in 1983 and has won the national camping competition (Smythe Cup) on 3 occasions.
Group leaders of 3rd Carlow Borris Phil O'Leary Sean McCarthy Michael Hayden Patsy Stapleton David Clerkin John Dalton
Famous patrols Falcon Patrol 4 Sherwood Cup wins, Terminator Patrol 3 Sherwood Cup wins, 2nd and 1st in Smythe Cup, Dolphin Patrol 3 Sherwood Cup wins, 2 Smythe Cups
Borris Chief Scouts Awards Edward O'Leary, Gary Clerkin, Tina Clerkin, David Clerkin, Siobhan Doherty, Annemarie Bolger, Ciara Geoghegan, Aoife Hayden, JoAnne Hickey, Patrick Agars, Sinead Nolan Aine Bambrick, Deirdre Geoghegan, John Dalton, Gary Ryan, Edward Stapleton, Mary Spruhan, Brian Sheehan, Mark Doyle, Una Connors, Philip Kelly, Padraig Bambrick, Padraig Nolan, Caroline Stapleton, Madelaine Holmes, Eadaoin Dalton, Grainne Nolan, Jennifer Skelton, Rita Doyle, Mary Ellen Doyle, Emer Kiernan.
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