a borough town, in the county of Kilkenny and province of Leinster, Ireland. N. Lat. GOWRAN 52. 34. W. Long. 7. a. It is governed by a portrieve, recorder, and town clerk. Here are the ruins of an old church, also the handsome seat of the late Lord Clifden; and three miles beyond Gowran the ruins of Ballinabola castle.