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Dripsey Bridge | |
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.jpg) View of Dripsey Bridge from the West side of the river | |
| Carries | Motor vehicles, pedestrians (R618 regional road) |
| Crosses | Dripsey River |
| Locale | Dripsey, County Cork, Ireland |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Six-arched stone bridge |
Dripsey Bridge, not to be mistaken for Dripsey Castle Bridge, is a six-arch bridge spanning the Dripsey River in County Cork, Ireland. Although its construction date is unknown, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage (NIAH) entry for the stone structure suggests that it was "extant" in 1780.[1] It is depicted on the 1811 Grand Jury Map of the area[2], and on both the 1845[3] and 1904[4] surveyed OS maps. It was damaged in 1921 during the Dripsey Ambush that occurred in the Irish War of Independence.[1] The bridge is included in the Record of Protected Structures maintained by Cork County Council.[5]
Architecture
[edit]The bridge, originnally a small stone structure, has been enlarged and restored over the years.[6] Its current design incorporates six round arches and triangular cutwaters on its piers to manage water flow. It has three additional overflow arches at the eastern end. Pyramidal caps and soldier course copings ornate the parapets.[1] Made of coursed rubble stone, the bridge is traversed by the R618 regional road.
Folklore
[edit]Folklore, associated with the bridge, includes a story about a "fairy" in an 1846 article titled "Irish Legends" published in Ainsworth's Magazine.[7] This story, attributed to an unnamed inhabitant of Cork city, recounted that:[1]
- "[...] I observed, [standing on battlement of Dripsey bridge], a strange unearthly-looking being dancing to a tune of his own making (such a tune I never heard before or since) [...] I surveyed him quietly for a considerable time, but, at length, to test his nerves, I gave a loud halloo, on hearing which he immediately decamped. My horse arrived home safely that night, and I was found snugly deposited in a ditch at this side of Blarney. That was the only occasion on which I ever saw a fairy".[7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Dripsey Bridge, Kilgobnet, Dripsey, Cork". Buildings of Ireland. Retrieved 2025-01-15.
- ^ "1811 Grand Jury Map of County Cork - Cork Past & Present". digital.corkpastandpresent.com. Retrieved 2025-02-10.
- ^ "View map: Ordnance Survey of Ireland, Cork - Sheet 72 (includes: Aghabulloge; Aglish; Athnowen; Cannaway; Desertmore; Inishcarra; Magourne... - Ordnance Survey Six-inch Ireland, 1829-1969". maps.nls.uk. Retrieved 2025-01-16.
- ^ "View map: Ordnance Survey of Ireland, Cork - Sheet 72 (includes: Aghabulloge; Aglish; Athnowen; Cannaway; Desertmore; Inishcarra; Magourne... - Ordnance Survey Six-inch Ireland, 1829-1969". maps.nls.uk. Retrieved 2025-01-16.
- ^ "Chapter 1 - Record of Protected Structures", Cork County Development Plan 2022 - Volume Two Heritage and Amenity (PDF), Cork County Council, p. 23, retrieved 17 January 2025
- ^ Baker, Peggy, Peggy's Memories of Dripsey (PDF), Inniscarra Historical Society, p. 3, retrieved 2025-02-10
- ^ a b Forrest, J.L. (1846). "Irish Legends". Ainsworth's magazine : a miscellany of romance, general literature, & art v.9. p. 374. Retrieved 2025-01-15 – via HathiTrust.