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Ford

Curragh (Ballybacon Par.),Knockballiniry,Poulatar, County Tipperary South, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ford, County Tipperary South, 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
Curragh (Ballybacon Par.),Knockballiniry,Poulatar
County
Tipperary South
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
The Goats Br.
Latest-edition OS map
Goats Br.
Coordinates
52.27481, -7.87173
SMR number
TS088-039002-

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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)
  • 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

According to Power (1908, 49) an early road (TS088-039001-) ran SSE from the ford of the Tar at Goaten Bridge to Ardmore. The site of this ford is now occupied by an 18th-century bridge, known as 'Goats Bridge'. It is a limestone bridge, with five round-arched spans, the central arch is the largest, with spans decreasing in size on either side. The bridge appears to be single-period as there is no evidence of widening. The arches are constructed with broad, cut-stone voussoirs. There are rounded cut-waters upstream to the W.

Compiled by: Jean Farrelly

Date of upload: 04 December 2013

References

Power, P. 1908 Placenames of the Decies. Journal of the Waterford and Southeast of Ireland Archaeological Society 11, 1-34, 45-78, 135-43 and 179-210.

Nearby in the register

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

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