White Bridge, County Galway

What is recorded here

White Bridge in Cosmona gives the River Ballaun and the mill race room under one broad arch. A river can’t get invited anywhere in Galway without bringing a relation who’ll spend the evening explaining that he actually works for a living.

Single-arch limestone bridge, built c.1800, carrying road over River Ballaun. Elliptical arch with tooled voussoirs. Cut-stone walls with cut-stone string course and parapet walls, and rock-faced copings. Rubble limestone approach walls.

This simple bridge stands as a tribute to the skill and engineering of stonemasons of an earlier era. The wide arch is tailored to accommodate the waters of the river and the adjoining mill race. The façade is enlivened by the well executed string course. The rock-faced copings add interest to the roadscape.

From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 30410502

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