Barony of Gowran

Gowran Gabhrán (Irish)
Barony
Baronies of County Kilkenny.
Sovereign state	Republic of Ireland
County	Kilkenny

Barony of Gowran (Irish: Gabhrán) is a barony in the east of County Kilkenny, Ireland.

Gowran contains the towns of Thomastown, Paulstown, Bennettsbridge, Goresbridge, Gowran, Graiguenamanagh, and Inistioge, and the settlements of Ballyfoyle, Maddockstown, Paulstown, Whitehall, Castlewarren, Dungarvan, Rathgarvan or Clifden, Skeaghvasteen, and Johnswell.

Gowran contains the civil parishes of Blackrath, Blanchvilleskill, Clara, Columbkille, Dunbell, Dungarvan, Famma, Gowran, Graiguenamanagh, Grangesilvia,Inistioge, Jerpointabbey, Jerpointwest, Kilderry,Kilfane, Kilkieran, Killarney, Kilmacahill,Kilmadum, Mothell, Pleberstown, Powerstown, Rathcoole, Shankill, St. John's, St. Martin's, St. Maul's, Thomastown, Tiscoffin, Treadingstown, Tullaherin, Ullard, Wells, and Woolengrange.

Gowran was recorded in the Down Survey (1656), and on Griffith's Valuation (1864). Parts of the barony were in the Poor law unions of Castlecomer, Kilkenny, and Thomastown.

Territory of O'Carroll and O'Dunphy. Given to Theobald Fitzwalter (Butler ). Dobbyn family based there in the 15th century.

Contains the ecclesiastical sites of Kilfane and Duiske Abbey.

Woodstock Castle is in Gowran.

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