bridge — BALLAGHBEHY

The saved account records: Single-span skewed railway bridge, built in 1880, spanning the Limerick to Kerry railway line.

The saved account records: Now in use by the Southern Trail recreational route.

The saved account records: Round-headed arch with rusticated limestone voussoirs and dressed stone soffit.

The saved account records: Snecked dressed stone spandrels with rusticated tooled limestone stringcourses surmounted by dressed rubble stone parapet walls with rusticated tooled limestone coping.

bridge — BALLAGHBEHY matters for the exact reasons given in its official assessment, rather than merely because it is an old structure. The source records: This attractive former railway bridge is a notable feature of the surrounding landscape. The line was built by the Great Southern and Western Railway company. The bridge displays a wealth of skill with its finely executed angled arch and stone walls. The façades are greatly enlivened through the utilisation of rusticated limestone, which is used to highlight the arches, with artistic stringcourses helping to create a striking composition. Today this a fine engineering achievement forms an integral part of the Southern Trail, a leisure walk/cycle route that follows the old Limerick to Tralee railway line. This explains what the place adds to local life, the street or the surviving built history.