Bridge in Clonkeen (barrington), County Limerick

What is recorded here

Bridge in Clonkeen (barrington) has fancy scrolls, little floral shapes and raised lettering underneath. Even the fish get the good side. Sir Matthew Barrington was evidently taking no chances on a trout going home and calling him tight.

Single-span cast-iron and limestone road bridge over the River Killeenagarriff, built in 1818. Comprising cast-iron balustrades with scrolled brackets and soffit having raised lettering and quatrefoil motifs. Pair of square-profile limestone piers to east and west.

This slightly humpback bridge, built by Sir Matthew Barrington, is a notable example of an early nineteenth-century cast-iron bridge. The scrolled brackets, quatrefoil motifs and raised lettering, enliven its functional form. Built with high quality materials, the bridge serves as a reminder of the quality of nineteenth-century engineering craftsmanship.

From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 21901416

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