placenames1901 census
140People recorded
33Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
Explore the 1901 records ↗Borris
An Bhuiríos
Estate housing, railway buildings and a sickness-benefit society record practical aspects of life in Borris.
Recorded locationBorris52.60382° N · 6.93337° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ie
The name
A reliable full-name meaning has not been established here. The recorded Irish and English forms are given without an unsupported translation.
Recorded forms
- An Bhuiríos · Irish · main form · non-validated name
- Borris · English · main form
Place & story
Estate cottages on Main Street
The group known as The Cottages dates to around 1865 in the architectural inventory. These semi-detached estate houses combine single-storey accommodation with dormer attics. Granite surrounds frame some surviving original openings. Individual alterations and the joining of some houses show how the accommodation changed after its initial construction. [2]
Working at the railway station
Borris’s railway survives in buildings as well as the viaduct. On Pound Lane, the former stationmaster’s house and station building date to around 1858. Both use granite with decorative stone dressings. The goods shed nearby was later converted for residential use, with its openings altered around 1965. The survey identifies three separate buildings with different railway functions. [4] [3] [5]
A society for sickness
Samuel Lewis’s 1837 account describes the Borris Benevolent Society, established about eight years earlier. A monthly subscription of one shilling entitled a sick member to five shillings weekly for three months, then half that amount while sickness continued. It was a defined system of mutual support rather than an unrestricted payment to every resident. [6]
Geographic information
- Place type
- Townland
- County
- Carlow
- Barony
- Saint Mullin's Lower
- Civil parish
- Clonygoose
- Coordinates
- 52.60382, -6.93337
- Mapped area
- 4.94 km²
- Logainm ID
- 3183 ↗
People & family history
Census figures refer to the matched historical census area for each year. Boundaries and spellings can change over time.
1911 census
133People recorded
34Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Kelly 10
- Bresnan 9
- Corcoran 9
- Deegan 8
- Breen 7
1926 census
628People recorded
133Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
Explore the 1926 records ↗Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Borris. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- The Cottages,NIAH10400810 · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Borris stationmaster’s house,NIAH10400813 · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Borris railway station,NIAH10400814 · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Borris goods shed,NIAH10400815 · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Borris:Topographical Dictionary1837 · Samuel Lewis
- Boundary geometry retains its source attribution and licence in the downloadable geographic record. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.