Borris, County Carlow
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Borris (Irish: An Bhuiríos, formerly Buirgheas Ó nDróna)[2] is a village on the River Barrow, in County Carlow, Ireland. It lies on the R702 regional road.
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Borris
An Bhuiríos | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 52°36′08″N 6°55′30″W | |
Continent | Ireland |
Province | Leinster |
County | County Carlow |
Area | |
• Total | 3.74 km2 (1.44 sq mi) |
Elevation | 53 m (174 ft) |
Population | 652 |
Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
Irish Grid Reference | S733503 |
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Borris has views of the neighbouring countryside with Mount Leinster and the Blackstairs Mountains to the east, and the Barrow Valley to the west. It is the home to Borris House,[3] the ancestral home of the MacMurrough Kavanaghs.