Overview
bridge — Ahascragh is recorded as bridge in Galway. Six-arch limestone road bridge, built c.1780, over Ahascragh River, with two river arches. Segmental arches having tooled voussoirs to arch rings, and coursed random rubble limestone to wall.
Why it was built
The saved account records: Six-arch limestone road bridge, built c.1780, over Ahascragh River, with two river arches.
People and work
The saved account records: Segmental arches having tooled voussoirs to arch rings, and coursed random rubble limestone to wall.
How it changed
The saved account records: Triangular cut limestone cutwaters with triangular ashlar piers to north-west elevation.
What survives
The saved account records: Concrete reinforcing panels to inner walls of arches, and gunnelling to soffits.
Why it mattered
bridge — Ahascragh matters for the exact reasons given in its official assessment, rather than merely because it is an old structure. The source records: This handsome road bridge utilises local stone work and exemplifies the skill of local craftsmen in the area. Carrying traffic over the Ahascragh River, this bridge has been part of the transport network of Ahascragh for over two hundred years and is an important part of the historic infrastructure of the area. This explains what the place adds to local life, the street or the surviving built history.
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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