Overview
bridge — BALLYBOUGH is recorded as bridge in Tipperary. The saved source gives an exact reason to look beyond the map label: Single-arch disused railway bridge over road, built c. 1860.
Why it was built
The saved source records: Single-arch disused railway bridge over road, built c. 1860.
People and work
The short source does not safely name the people, events or traditions tied to this exact point. A famous nearby story is not attached without evidence that it belongs here.
How it changed
The saved wording does not establish one complete story of attack, rebuilding, abandonment, damage or later change. No single cause is claimed without evidence.
What survives
The saved source records: Segmental arch with rock-faced limestone voussoirs and snecked coursed rubble limestone walls.
Why it mattered
bridge — BALLYBOUGH matters for the exact reasons given in its official assessment, rather than merely because it is an old structure. The source records: This bridge is a fine example of the stone railway bridges to be found in South Tipperary. Situated on a bend in the road, the bridge provides a strong technical and aesthetic statement to the surrounding countryside. 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.
Places near here
- Castle — motte and bailey in Ballyboughcastle0.1 miles
- Rocklow Housebuilding0.3 miles
- Enclosure in Fethardmonument0.5 miles
- Rathavin — Rathavinmonument0.5 miles
- Earthwork in Rathavinmonument0.5 miles
- Rathcoole Graveyardmemorial0.5 miles
- Graveslab in Ballintemple (rathcool Par.)monument0.5 miles
- Grave Yd. — Ballintemple (rathcool Par.)monument0.5 miles
- Rathcool Church (in ruins) — Ballintemple (rathcool Par.)monument0.6 miles
- Site of Castle — Kilknockancastle0.6 miles
- Site of Grave Yard — Kilknockanmonument0.6 miles
- Site of Church — Kilknockanmonument0.6 miles
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