1775 – Blackwater Bridge, Lismore, Co. Waterford
Architect: Thomas Ivory
Commissioned by the 5th Duke of Devonshire (1748-1811) as part of improvements at Lismore, this is a graceful single span bridge over the river Blackwater.
Commissioned by the 5th Duke of Devonshire (1748-1811) as part of improvements at Lismore, this is a graceful single span bridge over the river Blackwater.
The Sessions House, as it was first known, was built as part of the Lismore estate,
Originally built in 1185 by King John,
Lismore was first served by rail when the independent Fermoy & Lismore Railway connected the town with that of the already existing Great Southern &
St Cartage’s Parish Church was officially opened in 1884, and is regarded as one of the finest examples of Lombardo-Romanesque churches in Ireland.