Bridge in Townparks, County Tipperary (TS075-048006-)

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Immediately N of Cahir Castle, forming the part of Bridge Street which crosses the River Suir. The bridge at Cahir is depicted in Pacata Hibernia published in 1633 (O'Grady 1896, vol. 1, 53) and actually consisted of three sections of bridge which connects the E bank of the Suir, the town side, with the castle on an island in the river, another section which connects this island with another island to the N, and a third section which connects this latter island with the W river bank. The 'Bridge of Cahyr' is mentioned in the Civil Survey (1654-6) (Simington 1931, vol. 1, 260). The present bridge, constructed of limestone rubble, still spans these three sections of the river. It is an 18th-century bridge but may incorporate earlier fabric. The mid-section is the largest and consists of six round arches with dressed voussoirs, parapets with rounded-limestone copings and V-shaped cutwaters upstream to the N. The E section consists of three segmental arches with dressed voussoirs and cut-limestone copings.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record TS075-048006

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