Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Bridge
Adare,Blackabbey, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Adare,Blackabbey
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Adare Br.
- Latest-edition OS map
- Adare Br.
- Coordinates
- 52.56883, -8.78420
- SMR number
- LI021-032002-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1904 · Sheet 13. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
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The National Monuments Service's description
The historic bridge of Adare was described in the Urban Survey of Limerick (Bradley et. al. 1989, 3) as following: 'According to Lewis (1837, i, 8-9) a bridge of fourteen arches was built here by the 5th earl of Kildare [Desmond?]. The present bridge is of more recent date'.
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 04 November 2019
References
Bradley, J., Halpin, A., and King, H.A. 1989 Urban archaeological survey - county Limerick (3 vols.). Unpublished report commissioned by the Office of Public Works, Dublin.
Lewis, S. 1837 A topographical dictionary of Ireland, 2 vols. London. Lewis and Co.
Nearby in the register
- Religious house - Augustinian friarsunder 1 mi
- Fontunder 1 mi
- Castle - Anglo-Norman masonry castleunder 1 mi
- Gatehouseunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.