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Notes on Gowran, County Kilkenny

  See here for more stories of County Kilkenny.   Origins and Landscape   ‘Gabhrán, anciently known as Bealach Ghabhrain, Gabhran’s pathway, and in Anglo-Norman occupation tim es as Baile Ghabhrain, Gabhran’s homestead, is the largest barony in the county with an area of 111,772 acres. It extends due north/south from Ballyfoyle in Kilmadum old […]