Bridge

The National Monuments Service's description

A riverine archaeological assessment by Rex Bangerter (A005/1008) took place as part of the proposed Limerick southern ring road (Phase II), Southern Contract. A pre-disturbance assessment of a 300m stretch of Ballynaclogh River (Area UA2) was undertaken and an archaeological assessment of Ballinacurra Bridge was made. Two features of archaeological interest were identified: Site 1, a series of timber pilings located 75m downstream of Ballinacurra Bridge (LI013-227----), and Site 2, an early bridge structure encased between the 19th- and 20th-century components of the existing road bridge. The castle of Ballinacurra (LI013-114----) is depicted standing beside a bridge (LI013-012----) crossing Ballynaclogh River on the 17th century Down Survey map of South Liberties Barony (Hib. Reg.). A tower house like castle is depicted standing close to Ballinacurra Bridge (LI013-012----) and a watermill on the 17th century Down Survey map of the parishes of St. Michael's and St. Nicholas (NLI, MS. 718).

Compiled by: Denis Power

Revised by: Caimin O'Brien

Date of revised upload: 26 November 2020

References

NLI, MS 718 - National Library of Ireland, Parish maps with terriers, showing forfeited lands in County Limerick, commonly known as the "Down Survey", executed under the direction of Sir William Petty, 1657, and copied by Daniel O'Brien, 1786.

Hibernia Regnum: A set of 214 barony maps of Ireland dating to the period AD 1655-59. The original parish maps have been lost but the Hibernia Regnum maps are preserved in the Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris (Goblet 1932, v-x). Photographic facsimiles of these maps were published by the Ordnance Survey, Southampton in 1908.