Leighlinbridge (IE)

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Leighlinbridge 1842
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Leighlinbridge (Irish: Leithghlinn an Droichid, meaning "half-glen or grey glen of the bridge") is a small town on the River Barrow in County Carlow, Ireland.

Leighlinbridge Castle, also called Black Castle, was one of Ireland's earliest Norman castles. A 50 ft tall broken castle tower and bawn wall are all that can be seen today.

On the night of 28 November 1999, a loud detonation and bright fireball was observed over Carlow for several seconds. An elderly lady in Leighlinbridge recovered a fusion crusted individual meteoritic rock on 12 December 1999, and later two more specimens were found. It is now officially called the "Leighlinbridge" by the International Meteorite Nomenclature Committee. The meteorites, totalled 271.4 grams in weight.

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Leighlinbridge was issued with the 300 Irish numeral.

Ireland 1922 - present

GB Era -1922

1842 part cover 1d Red Plate 23 SE sent from Leighlinbridge to Great Georges Street Dublin
reverse of 1842 cover. Showing partial red diamond of Dublin and a No. 2 Receiving House stamp on reverse of the Leiglinbridge part cover.