Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ford
Islands (galmoy By.),urlingford, County Kilkenny, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Islands (galmoy By.),urlingford
- County
- Kilkenny
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.72457, -7.58528
- SMR number
- KK012-001003-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
According to Carrigan (1905, vol. 2, 361), the Irish for Urlingford is from Ath na Urlainn, 'the Ford of the Lawns or Greens'. He suggests that the present bridge crossing the River Goul N of the tower house (KK012-001006-) and bawn (KK012-001007-) and S of the medieval church (KK012-001002-) is the likely location of the original ford (ibid.). The bridge has a single span, segmental-headed arch of 18th-century date.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 10 July 2019
References
Carrigan, Rev. W. 1905 (Reprint 1981) The history and antiquities of the diocese of Ossory, 4 vols. Kilkenny. Roberts Books and Wellbrook Press.
Nearby in the register
- Water mill - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Castle - tower houseunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.