Rathornan Bridge

Rathornan Bridge is a locality in County Carlow, Leinster. Rathornan Bridge is situated nearby to the locality Orchard Bridge, as well as near Rathvinden Lock.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Leighlinbridge Castle and Milford Mills.

Leighlinbridge Castle

Ruins

Photo: Sarah777, Public domain.

Leighlinbridge Castle, also called Black Castle, is in the village of Leighlinbridge, County Carlow, Ireland, on the River Barrow. The early castle was built c.1181 for the Normans.

Milford Mills

Electrical generator

Photo: liam murphy, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Milford Mills is an 18th-century watermill which sits on the banks of the River Barrow at Milford, County Carlow. Originally built as a flour mill and malting house, it was later employed as a hydroelectric power station. Milford Mills is situated 3 km north of Rathornan Bridge.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Leighlinbridge and Ballinabranagh.

Leighlinbridge

Photo: Sarah777, Public domain.

Leighlinbridge is a town in County Carlow, with an ancient bridge over the River Barrow that's still in use. It stood astride the main Dublin-Waterford road until bypassed in the 1980s. In 2022 its population was less than 1,000.

Ballinabranagh

Village

Photo: kevin higgins, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ballinabranna or Ballinabrannagh is a small village in County Carlow, Ireland. It is located approximately 8 kilometres south of Carlow and 5 kilometres from Junction 6 of the M9 motorway. Ballinabranagh is situated 3 km north of Rathornan Bridge.

Old Leighlin

Village

Photo: JohnArmagh, Public domain.

Old Leighlin, also Oldleighlin, is a village, civil parish and townland in County Carlow, Ireland. The village is 3.5 km west of Leighlinbridge. The site was at one time one of the foremost monastic houses in Leinster, with 1,500 monks in residence. Old Leighlin is situated 4 km southwest of Rathornan Bridge.

Rathornan Bridge

Type: Locality
Location: County Carlow, Leinster, Southeast Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.75695° or 52° 45′ 25″ north

Longitude

-6.97404° or 6° 58′ 27″ west

Open location code

9C4MQ24G+Q9

OpenStreetMap ID

node 52240343

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

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Localities in the Area

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