Gowran
Irish: Gabhrán | |
|---|---|
Town | |
 St. Mary's Collegiate Church, Gowran | |
  Gowran Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 52°37′45″N 7°04′00″W / 52.6292°N 7.0667°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | Kilkenny |
| Population | |
| • Total | 804 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
| Website | www |
Gowran (/ˈɡoʊrən/; Irish: Gabhrán[2]) is a town located on the eastern side of County Kilkenny, Ireland. The historic St. Mary's Collegiate Church[3] is located in the centre of Gowran close to Gowran Castle. Gowran Park race course and Golf Course are located one km from the centre of Gowran. Gowran is located on the R448 regional road (former N9 national primary road) where it is crossed by the R702 regional road. The town is in a townland and civil parish and barony of the same name.[2]
- ^ "Sapmap Area - Settlements - Gowran". Census 2016. CSO. April 2016. Archived from the original on 27 September 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
- ^ a b "Gabhrán/Gowran". Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie). Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ^ A History of St. Mary's Church. Text by Imelda Kehoe. Published by the Gowran Development Association 1992