School: Clochar na Trócaire, Maghcromtha

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1. A Forgotten Bridge (continued)

   

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   is there to-day, and thousands of visitors to the village pass over it yearly without being aware that it is something more than a roadway. The bridge has a story. Towards the end of the eighteenth century the bridge leading into the village by the Cork road was partly carried away by a flood, and instead of repairs it was decided to build a new bridge a little to the east and divert the course of the Martin river into a wider channel flowing past the mills. A handsome stone bridge of three arches, with ornamental panels was accordingly built. But the cutting of the channel was interrupted by disputes between the owners of the adjacent properties, so for a considerable time Blarney had the distinction of having a bridge without a

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   History Edit

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Brighid Ní Ríordáin

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Seanbhaile Sheáin, Co. Cork

   Informant

   Michéal Ó Murchadha

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Baile Uí Bhuaigh, Co. Cork