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Borris (, formerly ''Buirgheas Ó nDróna'') is a small town on the River Barrow, in County Carlow, Ireland. It lies on the R702 regional road. Borris commands panoramic 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,〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.borrishouse.com/ )〕 the ancestral home of the MacMurrough Kavanaghs. The town has one of the oldest golf courses in Ireland〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://borrisgolfclub.ie/ )〕 as well as a 16-arch limestone viaduct (the 16 Bridges) built in 1860 and designed by William le Fanu.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=CW®no=10400830 )〕 It has a mixed national school and vocational school (colloquially known as "The Tech" or "BVS"), a Roman Catholic church, seven public houses, three take-aways, and three convenience stores (Cosgraves/Costcutters, O'Sheas/Centra and Borris Service Stn.). The Old School closed in 1980 and has been used by different community groups including Scouting Ireland, which has a branch of Scouts, Cubs and Beavers there. It also houses CRISP (Carlow Rural Information Services Project). Recently a branch of Carlow County Library has opened in the Old School. Between the Library and CRISP, there is a Tourism Information Point. Borris House caters for weddings and other functions such as poetry readings (Seamus Heaney) and concerts (Mary Coughlan, Mundy) and held "Christmas at the Castle" in December 2011. It played host to the National Country Fair in 2012 and will do so again in 2013. ==History== The MacMurrough Kavanagh dynasty, former Irish Kings of Leinster, are central to this picturesque town of old stone buildings. The family still live at Borris House in the town centre. Built in Tudor style, the house is open to groups by prior arrangement. The town prospered in the late 1800s as Arthur MacMorrough Kavanagh, the landlord of the time, developed a sawmill and a thriving lace-making industry. He also instigated the building of the graceful 16-arch viaduct, situated at the lower end of the town, which was intended to carry the now defunct Great Southern and Western Railway line between Muine Bheag and Wexford. Borris railway station opened on 20 December 1858, closed for passenger traffic on 2 February 1931 and for goods traffic on 27 January 1947, finally closing altogether on 1 April 1963.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 work=Railscot - Irish Railways )〕 Housing developments: Lodge Court, Woodlawn Pk. Oak Tree Court, Station Road. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Borris, County Carlow」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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