Weir in Raghrabeg, County Roscommon

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What is recorded here

The ford of Raghra (RO056-018002-) was described in 1620 by Mathew de Renzy as a 'foule and daungerous waye over that reiver weare' between Mac Coughlin's country in Co. Offaly and Ballinasloe, Co. Galway. The ford would appear to have been primarily a wear, which may have been situated where a weir is indicated on the 1837 ed. of the OS 6-inch map, c. 50m below the bridge (RO056-018001-). (Mac Cuarta 1987, 178-9) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record RO056-018003

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