Leighlinbridge
Leighlinbridge ( Irish Leithghlinn an Droichid , German "Half Valley of the Bridge") is a small town in County Carlow in Ireland . At the 2016 census , Leighlinbridge had 914 residents.
location
Leighlinbridge is 12 km south of the town of Carlow on both banks of the River Barrow . The east of the river consists of the townland of Leighlinbridge and the western part of the townland of Ballyknockan ( Baile an Chnocáin ). In the north-south direction the place is close to the motorway Dublin - Waterford , in the east-west direction there are only smaller country roads.
Attractions
There are several places of interest in Leighlinbridge and the surrounding townlands:
- In 1320 a nine-arch bridge was built over the Barrow. More recently it has been replaced by the current bridge at the same location.
- Presumably at the same time, the Tower House, known as Black Castle ( An Caisleán Dubh ) , was built to protect the bridge . Most of the current structure dates from the 16th century.
- About 1 km south on the other side of the river is a 10 m high Norman moth .
- In the Townland Orchard ( An tAbhallort ) 2.5 km north there is a small, undecorated high cross made of granite directly on the R448 .
- 3 km west in Old Leighlin ( Seanleithghlinn ) is a cathedral , the oldest parts of which date from the 13th century. Nearby is another undecorated small high cross next to a holy spring ( Saint Molaise's Well , Irish Tobar Molaise )
Personalities
- Cardinal Patrick Francis Moran (1830–1911), Archbishop of Sidney , was born in Leighlinbridge.
- Myles Keogh (1840–1876), American officer, killed in the Battle of Little Bighorn , was born in the townland of Orchard near Leighlinbridge.
- John Tyndall (1820-1893), an eminent physicist, was born in Leighlinbridge.
Transport links
Main article: Road system in Ireland
Until the 1990s the N9 ran directly through Leighlinbridge. Then a bypass road was built. In 2009 this was replaced by the newly completed M9, which ran a little further west, and the entire N9 was downgraded to the R448.
The Bus Éireann -line No. 4 (Dublin - Waterford). Holds several times a day 400 meters outside the village.
Carlow and Bagenalstown ( Muine Bheag ) are the closest train stations; trains on the line between Dublin (Heuston) and Waterford stop there.
Trivia
On the night of November 28, 1999, a bright meteorite could be seen over Carlow for several seconds before it disappeared with a loud bang. An elderly woman from Leighlinbridge found a piece of the meteorite on December 12, 1999 (two more pieces were later found); together they weighed 271.4 grams. The International Meteorite Nomenclature Committee officially named them Leighlinbridge . At the time, they were the first pieces to be found in Ireland since 1865.
Individual evidence
- ↑ https://www.citypopulation.de/php/ireland.php?cityid=0624 Leighlinbridge population statistics. Retrieved August 8, 2018
- ↑ https://www.townlands.ie/carlow/idrone-east/agha/leighlinbridge/leighlinbridge/#borders Townlands. Retrieved August 8, 2018
- ↑ http://webgis.archaeology.ie/historicenvironment/ Sights: Accessed August 8, 2018
- ↑ http://www.buseireann.ie/inner.php?id=406&form-view-timetables-from=Dublin+%28Busaras%29&form-view-timetables-to=Leighlinbridge+Cross+%28Slip+Rd+Service+Station%29&form -view-schedules-route = & form-view- schedules -submit = 1 Bus Eireann timetable, route 4. Accessed August 8, 2018
- ↑ https://www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/metbull.php?code=12759 meteorite. Retrieved August 8, 2018
Web links
Coordinates: 52 ° 44 ′ N , 6 ° 58 ′ W