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Kilteasheen,Knockvicar, County Roscommon, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Bridge, Kilteasheen, Knockvicar, County Roscommon, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Kilteasheen,Knockvicar
County
Roscommon
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Knockvicar Br.
Latest-edition OS map
Knockvicar Br.
Coordinates
53.99873, -8.19516
SMR number
RO006-178----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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)
  • 1811 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

There are reference to a bridge at Knockvicar in 1595 when Hugh Roe O'Donnell crossed over it into Co. Roscommon (OSL vol. 1, 92; AFM vol. 6, 1963). Weld (1832, 246) says that a bridge was constructed here in 1728. However, the present bridge (L 65m) has three arches and was probably built by the Shannon Navigation in 1840s.

Compiled by: Michael Moore

Date of upload: 24 August 2010

References

AFM - Annals of the kingdom of Ireland by the Four Masters from the earliest period to the year 1616, ed. and trans. John O'Donovan (7 vols., Dublin, 1851; reprint New York, 1966)

Weld, I. 1832 Statistical survey of the county Roscommon. Dublin, Royal Dublin Society

OSL - Ordnance Survey Letters. Letters written by members of the Ordnance Survey's 'Topographical Department' (T. O'Conor, A. O'Curry, E. Curry, J. O'Donovan and P. O'Keeffe) sent to headquarters from the field (1834-41). MSS in Royal Irish Academy.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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