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Ballynacarrow Bridge, County Longford (LF024-009----)

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Spanning the Inny River which separates counties Longford and Westmeath. Described in 1682 as a stone bridge (Gillespie and Moran 1991, 209), the present structure comprises a central single-arched section, dating from c. 1860, with remnants of earlier multiple-arched bridge(s) to either side at the NW and SE which may incorporate remains dating to the 17th century. (www.buildingsofireland.ie, Reg. 13402406, last accessed 26 March 2012).

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record LF024-009

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