Borris Railway Station,


Borris Railway Station

Borris Railway Station c.1900

Borris Railway Station

Image source: eBay seller & Carlow Library

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 Bagenalstown and Wexford. Borris railway station opened on 20th December 1858, closed for passenger traffic on 2nd February 1931 and for goods traffic on 27th January 1947, finally closing altogether on 1st April 1963

Source: Wikipedia.

Sixteen-arch limestone built former railway viaduct, c. 1860. Now closed. Designed by William le Fanu.

Source: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage

Detached three-bay single-storey granite built former station master's house, c.1858, with gabled projecting bay and cut stone dressings including hood moldings to openings. Closed, c.1963. Now in private residential use.

Source: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage

Train crossing viaduct. Photo courtesy of Carloviana.

Source: The Bagenalstown & Wexford Railway Revisited. J. M. Feeley & J. Sheehan

Borris Railway Ticket Office.

Source: The Bagenalstown & Wexford Railway Revisited. J. M. Feeley & J. Sheehan

Borris Railway Station c.1960
Source: eBay seller.
1962. Carlow. Borris Railroad Station

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