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The 18th century stone bridge over the River Barrow at Graiguenamanagh, County Kilkenny, Ireland. The 18th century stone bridge over the River Barrow at Graiguenamanagh, County Kilkenny, Ireland.

DWP Catalogue No: BR014

Caption: The 18th century stone bridge over the River Barrow at Graiguenamanagh, County Kilkenny, Ireland. The bridge was built in 1764-7 and damaged by Crown Forces in 1798 as they attempted to impede the progress of rebels from neighbouring County Carlow. The bridge is a seven-arch hump back road bridge. It has coursed rubble limestone walls centred on submerged triangular cutwaters to piers having cut-granite pyramidal capping with cut-granite coping to parapets.

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