Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Bridge
Ballyboy West,Clogheen Market, County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballyboy West,Clogheen Market
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Clogheen Br.
- Latest-edition OS map
- Clogheen Br.
- Coordinates
- 52.27854, -7.99538
- SMR number
- TS087-032001-
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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)
- 1882 · Ireland (southern half). (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
On the N side of Clogheen village, a prosperous settlement in the 17th-century, crossing the River Tar which runs from W to E. The settlement expanded 'westwards from the old bridge and inn at the crossing of the River Tar' (Smyth 1991, 164). A four span flat bridge (L 31.7m) which has been widened. The earlier, W side has depressed arches (L 5.5m; Wth 4.1m; H 2.15m) and three pointed cut-waters. The voussoirs consist of roughly cut sandstone blocks set on edge, the bridge itself is a mixture of limestone and sandstone. There is evidence of plank-centring under the arch with lime mortar and course pebble grit. The bridge was widened (Wth 3.75m) to the E in the 18th-century, the later arches are round with broader cut voussoirs and a projecting key-stone. The bridge has no refugees. There is a high limestone parapet (H 1.33m; W 0.45m) with a number of drainage holes at the base of the parapet on the E side.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 25 November 2013
References
Smyth, W.J. 1991 Towns and town life in mid-seventeenth century county Tipperary. Tipperary Historical Journal, 163-9.
Nearby in the register
- Settlement clusterunder 1 mi
- Wellunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Sheela-na-gigunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.