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Newbridge author releases new copies of phenomenally successful book From the Barrack Gate to the Watering Gates reprinted
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Popular Newbridge history book, From the Barrack Gate to The Watering Gates, has been reprinted due to demand.
Author Frank Boland recounts where the title came from.
“The housing estate known as The Barracks is situated on Newbridge Main Street, behind the Garda Station and adjacent to St. Conleth’s GAA Park,” he said.
“The area was originally part of the British Garrison’s Married Quarters, hence the popular title.”
Newbridge Town Commissioners took responsibility for the estate in the 1930s, building some additional houses and converting others. Throughout the decades since the estate has played a major role in the housing history of Newbridge with many families in the town having a connection with it.