Ballinadihy Bridge

Ballinadihy Bridge
Shown within island of Ireland
Location Clonmoyle West/Peake, County Cork, Ireland
Coordinates 51°56′0″N 8°47′19″W / 51.93333°N 8.78861°W / 51.93333; -8.78861Coordinates: 51°56′0″N 8°47′19″W / 51.93333°N 8.78861°W / 51.93333; -8.78861
Type Bridge
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Ballinadihy Bridge is an Irish bridge situated 2 km (1.2 mi) south-east of Aghabullogue village in County Cork, Ireland 4.2 km (2.6 mi) north of Coachford village, and is depicted on both the 1841 and 1901 surveyed OS maps. The bridge is located at the meeting point of the townlands of Clonmoyle West and Peake, and lies within both the civil parish and catholic parish of Aghabullogue.

The Ordnance Survey name book (c. 1840), refers to it as 'Ballinadighey Bridge'. In the Archaeological Inventory of County Cork, it is described as a road bridge over the Delehinagh River, with two semi-circular arches, roughly cut voussoirs, a pointed breakwater, and overflow channel to the south-west.[1] Many of the surviving bridges in mid-Cork are originally constructed of stone, arched in shape, and late eighteenth or early nineteenth century in date. Typical features often include semi-circular arches and pointed breakwaters. Earlier bridges are often narrower, although some were widened at a later stage.[1]

O'Donoghue (1986) refers to Ballinadihy Bridge as being located at the southern end of Clonmoyle West townland, and holds the Irish version of Ballinadihy as Béal Áth na Daibhche, meaning 'ford mouth of the hollow'.[2] According to local information, the bridge is reputed to be haunted.

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References

  1. 1 2 Power, Denis; et al. (1997). Archaeological inventory of county Cork, volume 3. Dublin: Stationery Office.
  2. ↑ O'Donoghue, B. (1986). Parish histories and place names of west Cork. Kerryman Ltd.
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