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Ballaghaderg Bridge

Bridge

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Road bridge (Wth 5.2m; long axis E-W) over River Funshion, on county boundary with Limerick. Limestone construction, stone footing set in river. Five semicircular arches (span c. 4m); rough voussoirs. Bridge widened by c. 2.11m on upstream side (N); similar size arches with dressed voussoirs; piers of ashlar project out into low bluntly pointed cutwaters. Modern iron railed parapet; structure recently repaired. Bridge of 18th-century appearance. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

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