Bridge in Fethard, County Tipperary (22110043)

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Double-arch rock-faced limestone bridge that formerly carried Thurles to Clonmel branch railway line over minor road and tributary of Clashawley River, built 1879, with buttressing walls to east and west elevations, now disused. Round arches, that over river being lower and narrower, with rock-faced limestone…

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Although now disused, with grass growing over the railway tracks, this is nonetheless an imposing feature on Jesuit's Walk. A reminder of the industrial heritage of County Tipperary, it is typical of many railway bridges in Ireland in its heavy rustication, giving an impression of strength and power. Its form is unusual, however, being asymmetrical in elevation, with the arch over the river being narrower and lower. The smooth finely dressed stones to the soffits provide pleasing textural contrast to the rock-faced rustication of the voussoirs and pier walls.

From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 22110043

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National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
A.-K. D., Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
Maker not stated on source page, www.pinterest.com
Sitomon, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
Dieglop, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
Martin Richard Phelan, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
Picture: Fethard Horse Country Experience
Fethard GAC official website; photographer not named, fethardgac.ie

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